The aim of this study is to analyse the volatility agricultural commodity prices and assess effectiveness supply chain contracts as possible tools prevent it. refers cereal sector, which vital importance for agri-food system Mediterranean area. Since Italy world’s largest producer durum wheat semolina, proper functioning Italian central investigation. was conducted following two different paths...

The papers in this special issue address a major challenge facing our society: feeding a population that is simultaneously growing and increasing its per capita food consumption, while preventing widespread ecological and social impoverishment in the tropics. By focusing mostly on the Amazon's most dynamic agricultural frontier, Mato Grosso, they collectively clarify some key elements of achiev...

We construct an agricultural policy uncertainty (APU) index from leading national and local newspapers in major states the United States January 1999 to September 2021. Our analysis shows that economic Granger causes APU linearly short run, but relationship is nonlinear bidirectional long run. When considered, significantly reduces hedgers' net positions speculators' (except for corn hedgers) s...