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Trend Models of Feeder, Slaughter, and Wholesale Beef Cattle Prices
Author(s) -
Franzmann John R.,
Walker Rodney L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1239170
Subject(s) - feeder cattle , econometrics , agricultural economics , economics , business , agricultural science , environmental science
Harmonic regressions were fitted to monthly data to provide a low cost alternative means of predicting prices at three market levels in the beef industry and to provide information on time interrelationships among these market levels. The results have limited prediction potential and support preconceived ideas concerning time interrelationships.