Is there an Optimal Month to Forward Contract?

dc.contributor.author Hayes, Dermot
dc.contributor.department Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
dc.date 2018-02-16T18:39:32.000
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dc.date.embargo 2015-07-15
dc.date.issued 2014-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Futures and forward contracts for harvest delivery should be efficient predictors of the price at harvest, with no obvious trend in profitability of hedging across various months. However, data collected from 1993 to 2013 reveals that there may actually be an economically optimal time for grain producers to forward contract.</p>
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dc.subject.disciplines Agribusiness
dc.subject.disciplines Agricultural and Resource Economics
dc.subject.disciplines Agricultural Economics
dc.subject.disciplines Finance
dc.title Is there an Optimal Month to Forward Contract?
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