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Information in this section provides unbiased information and evaluation of the pricing performance, risk and marketing style of Agricultural Market Advisory Services. To view all reports click here... |
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Report 2006-05: Advisory Service Marketing Profiles for Soybeans over 2002-2004 (06/26/2006)
This report presents marketing profiles and loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain profiles for the advisory services followed by the AgMAS Project for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 soybean crops. Marketing profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative net amount priced under each program’s set of recommendations throughout the crop year. Loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain (LDP/MLG) profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative percentage of the crop on which the LDP/MLG was claimed during the crop year. Click here to view the report as a web page, or here to view the report in PDF format. |
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Report 2006-04: Advisory Service Marketing Profiles for Corn over 2002-2004 (06/26/2006)
This report presents marketing profiles and loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain profiles for the advisory services followed by the AgMAS Project for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 corn crops. Marketing profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative net amount priced under each program’s set of recommendations throughout the crop year. Loan deficiency payment/marketing loan gain (LDP/MLG) profiles are constructed by plotting the cumulative percentage of the crop on which the LDP/MLG was claimed during the crop year. Click here to view the report as a web page, or here to view the report in PDF format. |
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Report 2006-03: The Pricing Performance of Market Advisory Services in
Corn and Soybeans Over 1995-2004: A Non-Technical Summary (04/14/2006)
The purpose of this research report is to summarize the pricing performance of
professional market advisory services for the 1995-2004 corn and soybean crops. On average,
the results show that the frequency of advisory programs pricing in the top-third of the corn price
range over 1995-2004 is modest, between 17 and 25%. Click here to view the report as a web page, or here to view the report in PDF format. |
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Report 2006-02: The Pricing Performance of Market Advisory Services in
Corn and Soybeans Over 1995-2004 (04/14/2006)
The purpose of this research report is to evaluate the pricing performance of market
advisory services for the 1995-2004 corn and soybean crops. Marketing assumptions applied to
advisory program track records are intended to accurately depict “real-world” marketing
conditions facing a representative central Illinois corn and soybean farmer. Click here to view the report as a web page, or here to view the report in PDF format. |
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Report 2006-01: Understanding USDA Corn and Soybean Production Forecasts: Methods, Performance and Market Impacts over 1970 - 2005 (02/24/2006)
There appears to be continuing misunderstanding of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) motives, methods and procedures used to arrive at production forecasts for US corn and soybean crops. This was vividly illustrated by comments from producers, commodity analysts and farm market advisory services following the release of the August 2003 forecasts. Click here to view the report as a web page, or here to view the report in PDF format. |
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Search Tools
Use the search tool below to find articles and documents in the Agmas database. There are three options for the search format type:
- Keyword - search the title and abstract for the input keyword (e.g., advisory)
- Author - search for a particular author
- Year - search for articles from particular year (e.g., 2003)
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A Farmer's Guide to the Pricing Performance of Market Advisory Services In Corn and Soybeans
This presentation covers all the basic performance results for corn and soybeans over 1995-2001. Click here to view the presentation as a powerpoint slideshow, or here to view in PDF format. |
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Farm Income 2005
"Sizing Up Your Marketing Advisory Program" workshop reviewed farmer marketing performance for corn and soybeans, provided an in-depth review of the performance of market advisory services and other marketing programs, and discussed factors to consider before signing up for a program. Click here to view the presentation as a powerpoint slideshow, or here to view in PDF format. |
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Farm Income 2004
"Grain Marketing: Getting Back to the Fundamentals" workshop provided an in-depth discussion of how to do fundamental analysis of the corn and soybean markets, with an emphasis on understanding USDA crop reports. Click here to view the presentation as a powerpoint slideshow, or here to view in PDF format. |
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Farm Income 2003
"Keys to Developing Successful Grain Marketing Programs" workshop addressed issues of assessing producer marketing performance and development of successful approaches to marketing grain. Click here to view the presentation as a powerpoint slideshow, or here to view in PDF format. |
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Farm Income 2002
The "Marketing" session focused on helping producers to better understand marketing performance track records, the construction of market benchmarks and new generation contracts. Click here to view the presentation in PDF format. |
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Farm Income 2001
The marketing workshop focused on a 5 year evaluation of professional marketing services and the implications for grain marketing plans. Click here to view the presentation in PDF format. |
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Evaluation of Market Advisory Services
Click here to read the report, or here to watch and listen to the presentation in RealPlayer format (RealPlayer G2 free download available here). |
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Click here for a list of advisory services tracked by the AgMAS Project and contact information. |
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Click here to learn more about the project. |
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