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An assessment of risk management strategies for grain growers in the Pacific Northwest

An assessment of risk management strategies for grain growers in the Pacific Northwest Due to the low crop insurance participation by grain growers in the Pacific Northwest, the performance of insurance programs and the futures market is assessed in this area. Revenue insurance, combined with the futures and government programs, is identified as the optimal risk management portfolio. Although yield risk level, decision makers risk preference, and actuarial fairness of premiums can all affect farmers choices, the current subsidy policy is most influential. The varying subsidy levels induce farmers subsidyseeking incentive and suppress the riskreducing incentive. There is little diversification effect from growing two crops in the rotation instead of one. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Agricultural Finance Review Emerald Publishing

An assessment of risk management strategies for grain growers in the Pacific Northwest

Ke, Bingfan; Holly Wang, H.
Agricultural Finance Review , Volume 62 (2): 17 – Nov 1, 2002
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Due to the low crop insurance participation by grain growers in the Pacific Northwest, the performance of insurance programs and the futures market is assessed in this area. Revenue insurance, combined with the futures and government programs, is identified as the optimal risk management portfolio. Although yield risk level, decision makers risk preference, and actuarial fairness of premiums can all affect farmers choices, the current subsidy policy is most influential. The varying subsidy levels induce farmers subsidyseeking incentive and suppress the riskreducing incentive. There is little diversification effect from growing two crops in the rotation instead of one.

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Agricultural Finance Review – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 1, 2002

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