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Empirical Confidence Intervals for WASDE Forecasts of Corn, Soybean and Wheat Prices

Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2006

This study suggests that confidence intervals for WASDE forecasts of corn, soybean, and wheat prices may be improved if they are estimated using an empirical approach. Empirical confidence intervals are calculated following Williams and Goodman's (1971) method and use historical forecast errors...

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The Value of USDA Situation and Outlook Information in Hog and Cattle Markets

Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2005

The economic value of public situation and outlook information has long been a subject of debate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the economic value of USDA reports in hog and cattle markets. The investigation is based on event study analysis, with the "events" consisting of the...

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Factors Affecting Hedging Decisions Using Evidence from the Cotton Industry

Isengildina, Olga; Hudson, Darren - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2001

study seeks to analyze producer hedging behavior within the framework of the overall marketing behavior. Producer marketing … behavior is modeled as a simultaneous choice between cash sales, cooperative marketing and forward contracts, and hedging. A … (direct hedging vs. cooperative marketing and forward contracts). …

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USDA INTERVAL FORECASTS OF CORN AND SOYBEAN PRICES: OVERCONFIDENCE OR RATIONAL INACCURACY?

Isengildina, Olga; Irwin, Scott H.; Good, Darrel L. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2003

The USDA WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates) price forecasts are published in the form of an interval, but typically analyzed as point estimates. Thus, all information about uncertainty imbedded in the forecast is ignored. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the accuracy...

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