Price Risk and Risk Management in Agriculture

This note studies the risk-management decisions of a risk-averse farmer. The farmer faces multiple sources of price uncertainty. He sells commodities to two markets at two prices, but only one of these markets has a futures market. We show that the farmer’s optimal commodity futures market position,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Udo Broll, Peter Welzel, Kit Pong Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Finance and Management, Warsaw; Vistula University 2013-06-01
Series:Contemporary Economics
Online Access:http://ce.vizja.pl/en/download-pdf/id/280