Hedging urea for forestry applications in the US South

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 142-146

  Mendell, Brooks C ^a  

^a Forisk Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Futures contracts; Risk management

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CONTRACTS; COSTS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UREA;

FUTURES CONTRACTS; HEDGE UREA;

FORESTRY;

COMMERCE; CONTRACTS; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PRICES; UREA;

EID: 33748054757     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/30.3.142     Document Type: Article

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