Results 121 to 130 of about 779,072 (303)

When the River Runs Low: Heterogeneous Impacts of Transportation Disruptions on Local Grain Basis

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A substantial share of U.S. soybean and corn exports from the Midwest moves by barge along the Mississippi River system to export terminals in the Louisiana Gulf. Transportation costs between Midwestern grain elevators and export terminals create a wedge between prices at these locations, and shocks to these costs are partially passed on to ...
Yuan Zhang, Andrew E. Anderson, Nicholas J. Pates, Eunchun Park   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconfiguring Fresh Produce Supply Chains in Response to Drought Risk: Evidence From the U.S. Broccoli Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Drought is among the most severe and persistent threats to food supply chains, and relocating production to less drought‐prone regions offers a strategy to reduce this risk. This is particularly relevant for fresh vegetables, which are highly water‐intensive, yet drought‐driven reconfiguration strategies remain understudied.
Bingyan Dai, Miguel I. Gómez, Harry M. Kaiser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

OBTAINING LOWER AND UPPER BOUNDS ON THE VALUE OF SEASONAL CLIMATE FORECASTS AS A FUNCTION OF RISK PREFERENCES [PDF]

A methodological approach to obtain bounds on the value of information based on an inexact representation of the decision makerÂ’s utility function is presented. Stochastic dominance procedures are used to derive the bounds.
Cochran, Mark J., Mjelde, James W.
core  

Protection Motivation Theory and Farmers' Participation in Futures Markets: Evidence From Germany

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines why German farmers show limited adoption of commodity futures contracts despite substantial price volatility, applying Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to understand the cognitive processes driving participation decisions in futures markets. Survey data from 303 German farmers collected in 2024 were analyzed using Partial
Hendrik Wever, Marius Michels, Oliver Musshoff   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skill assessment of seasonal forecasts of ocean variables

Frontiers in Marine Science
There is growing demand for seasonal forecast products for marine applications. The availability of consistent and sufficiently long observational records of ocean variables permits the assessment of the spatial distribution of the skill of ocean ...
Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda, Magdalena Alonso Balmaseda, Ronan McAdam, Simona Masina, Michael Mayer, Michael Mayer, Michael Mayer, Retish Senan, Retish Senan, Eric de Bosisséson, Eric de Bosisséson, Silvio Gualdi   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Australian Cotton Cooperative Research Centre Annual Science Review 2003 [PDF]

, 2003
The overall aim of this project is to significantly improve financial profitability, economic efficiency and resource risk management of dryland grain/cotton systems through effective use of seasonal climate forecasts and quantification of climatic ...
Chudleigh, Fred, Wheeler, Matthew, Donald, Alexis, Ribbe, Joachim, Stone, Roger, Harris, Graham, Meinke, Holger, Power, Brendan   +7 more
core  

Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study

, 2019
Seasonal climate forecasts (SCFs) have the potential to improve productivity and profitability in agricultural industries, but are often underutilised due to insufficient evidence of the economic value of forecasts and uncertainty about their reliability.
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Cobon, David, Kodur, Shreevatsa, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Stone, Roger, David Cobon, Duc-Anh An-Vo, Shreevatsa Kodur, Shahbaz Mushtaq, Kate Reardon-Smith, Roger Stone   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traceability plays an important role in promoting a safe food supply by fostering transparent information exchange along the food supply chain. New technological innovations have the potential to improve traceability outcomes, as greater transparency along the food supply chain can aid in pinpointing precise origins of the contamination ...
Kelsey Vourazeris, Mark R. Manfredo, Michael N. Kozicki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer Demand and Market Response to Added Sugar Labeling: Evidence From the Updated Nutrition Facts Panel

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines how mandatory disclosure of added sugar content on the updated U.S. Nutrition Facts Panel (NFP) affects consumer demand and market outcomes. Using NielsenIQ Retail Scanner Data (2015–2020) and a random coefficient discrete choice model, we estimate how added sugar labeling influences purchasing behavior in yogurt and cookie
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
wiley   +1 more source

A hybrid statistical-dynamical forecast of seasonal streamflow for a catchment in the Upper Columbia River basin in Canada

Frontiers in Water
We explore a hybrid statistical-dynamical approach as a methodology for potentially improving total seasonal streamflow volume forecasts at a key lake reservoir in the Upper Columbia River basin, a region vital for hydroelectric power generation in ...
Taylor Swift-LaPointe, Rachel H. White, Valentina Radić   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source