Value at Risk: Agricultural Processor Procurement and Hedging Strategies
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Value at Risk (VaR) is a relatively new methodology used to quantify risk exposure. Although widely used in the financial and energy sectors of the economy, VaR has yet to gain the same acceptance in the field of agriculture. This thesis provides an introduction to Value at Risk and explains both its strengths and weaknesses. Empirical
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