Mean-reversion in income over feed cost margins: Evidence and implications for managing margin risk by US dairy producers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7417-7428

  Bozic, M ^a   Newton, J ^b   Thraen, C S ^b   Gould, B W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Income over feed cost margin; Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy Cattle program; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INCOME; METHODOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; INCOME; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84869493752     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5818     Document Type: Article

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