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Title: Single-Commodity versus Joint Hedging in Cattle Feeding Cycle: Is Joint Hedging Always Essential?
Award ID(s):
1739977
PAR ID:
10463562
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics
ISSN:
2327-8285
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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