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Mitigating Cotton Revenue Risk Through Irrigation, Insurance, and Hedging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

E. Hart Bise Barham ,
John R.C. Robinson ,
James W. Richardson  and
M. Edward Rister
E. Hart Bise Barham
Affiliation:
Doane Advisory Services, St. Louis, Missouri
John R.C. Robinson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
James W. Richardson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
M. Edward Rister
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Abstract

This study focuses on managing cotton production and marketing risks using combinations of irrigation levels, put options (as price insurance), and crop insurance. Stochastic cotton yields and prices are used to simulate a whole-farm financial statement for a 1,000 acre furrow-irrigated cotton farm in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley under 16 combinations of risk management strategies. Analyses for risk-averse decision makers indicate that multiple irrigations are preferred. The benefits to purchasing put options increase with yields, as they are more beneficial when higher yields are expected from applying more irrigation applications. Crop insurance is strongly preferred at lower irrigation levels.

Keywords

cottoncrop insuranceirrigationoptionsputsrisksimulationstochastic efficiency with respect to a functionD81Q12Q15
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 43 , Issue 4 , November 2011 , pp. 529 - 540
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2011

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