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Do Income Support Programs Impact Producer Hedging Decisions? Evidence from a Cross-Country ComparativeAndrea WoolvertonUnited Nations - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Michael E. SykutaUniversity of Missouri at Columbia - Contracting and Organizations Research Institute (CORI); University of Missouri at Columbia - Division of Applied Social Sciences December 1, 2009 Review of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 834-852, 2009 Abstract: This article provides a unique perspective to why U.S. producers’ hedging practices are not consistent with the price-risk management literature. We conduct a formal test of income support program impacts with survey data from South Africa and the United States, which have different producer income support policies. We find that producing in a supported environment (U.S.) decreases hedging for preplanting and preharvest expected yields by 30.39% and 20.03%, respectively. This study raises issues for further inquiry regarding both comparative agricultural lending practices and the relative costs of price-risk management tools.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 19 Keywords: risk managment, institutions, comparative, hedging, commodities, corn, South Africa, futures Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: April 2, 2010Suggested CitationContact Information
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