Ferris, John N.

Agricultural prices and commodity market analysis / John N. Ferris. - East Lansing, Mich.. : Michigan State University Press, c2005. - xviii, 361 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction -- Theoretical concepts of demand and supply -- Measuring demand for domestic consumption -- Measuring demands for storage, speculation, and exports -- Measuring price spreads and derived demand for agricultural products and inputs -- Measuring farm supply -- Recursive and simultaneous supply-demand models -- Building econometric/simulation models -- Forecast evaluation -- Stochastic modeling -- Generating long-term projections and forecasts -- Spatial commodity analysis and trade -- Application of models to long-range planning and policy analysis -- Seasonals -- Commodity futures and options markets -- Forward pricing with futures and options -- Technical analysis -- Time series models -- Sources of agricultural data and market analysis. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.

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Commodity exchanges--United States.
Agricultural prices--Forecasting.--United States
Farm produce--Marketing.--United States

HG6049 / .F467 2005