Implications of seasonal climate forecasts on world wheat trade: A stochastic, dynamic analysis

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-312

  Hill, Harvey S J ^a   Mjelde, James W ^b   Love, H Alan ^b,e   Rubas, Debra J ^b   Fuller, Stephen W ^b   Rosenthal, Wesley ^c   Hammer, Graeme ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Agricultural Engineering Department   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13944264433     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2004.tb00371.x     Document Type: Article

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