... projections Forecast evaluation Deep learning C53 E37 Q14 Q18 The availability of long-term information about commodity markets plays a vital role in policy and investment decisions by market participants. The forecasts of season-average farm prices of major field crops such as corn...

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... Q14 Q18 C53 C63 Climate change research has often emphasized mitigation over adaptation. From an economics standpoint, it would be prudent to examine mechanisms that facilitate adaptation behaviours. In the agricultural sector, crop insurance has long been used as a risk management tool...