Price Risk Management Strategies for Virginia Dairy Producers
The 1996 and 2002 Farm Bill changes in milk support price legislation deregulated the market and milk prices are more volatile than ever. The use of a mechanism to reduce farmers' exposure to volatile milk prices has therefore become essential. This study evaluates the impact of two hedging...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37159 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12222004-124007/ |