Using USDA forecasts to estimate the price flexibility of demand for agricultural commodities

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 978-995

  Adjemian, Michael K ^a   Smith, Aaron ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity prices; Corn; Demand flexibility; Futures prices; Soybeans; USDA supply forecasts; WASDE

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COMMODITY MARKET; COMMODITY PRICE; CROP PRODUCTION; DEMAND ANALYSIS; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; MAIZE; PRICE DYNAMICS; SOYBEAN;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84862879082     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas032     Document Type: Article

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