Market risk and the cattle feeding margin: An application of Value-at-Risk

Agribusiness

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 333-353

  Manfredo, Mark R ^a   Leuthold, Raymond M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 25144441290     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.1020     Document Type: Article

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