FRYAR RISK Center
Publications & Reports
The Fryar Center produces research-based, objective analysis and commentary on a wide variety of issues relevant to farm and other business managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders. This work is included in Fryar Center publications, contributions to other publications including both academic and popular outlets, and a variety of media outlets.
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| 2023 Markets in Review Fryar Center and AEAB faculty provide a summary of major market developments affecting Arkansas commodities in 2023. | Andrew M. McKenzie, Andrew Anderson and Ryan Loy |
| Role of Rice Futures Market in Southeast Asia Presentation at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manilla, Phillipines October 2023 | Andrew McKenzie and Val Pede |
| Analysis of Processing Plant Closures in the Broiler Industry | James Mitchell and Jada Thompson |
| Evaluating Prevented Planting Coverage as a Risk Management Tool in Rice | Hunter D. Biram and Lawson Connor |
| 2022 Markets in Review AEAB faculty provide a summary of major market developments affecting Arkansas commodities in 2022. | John D. Anderson, Hunter D. Biram, Andrew M. McKenzie, James L. Mitchell. and Eunchun Park, |
| Risk Management Tools and Strategies Implications of Mississippi River Transport Disruptions | Hunter D. Biram, Scott Stiles, Andrew M. McKenzie, and John D. Anderson |
| Economic Implications of Section 179 Adoption Fact Sheet Economic Implications for Arkansas Agriculture of State-Level Adoption of Section 179 Rules | Hunter D. Biram and Harrison Pittman |
| Margin Protection Crop Insurance Fact Sheet A Way to Manage the Risk of High Input Costs | Hunter D. Biram and Scott Stiles |
| Drought on Arkansas Forage Production This article examines how current market conditions are affecting the performance of the farm safety net for rice. | James L. Mitchell, Jake Cartwright, and John McMinn |
| Rice Cost and Return Summary This article examines how current market conditions are affecting the performance of the farm safety net for rice. | John D. Anderson, Alvaro Durand-Morat, and Scott Stiles |
| Inflation and Interest Rates In this article, the second of two on the topic of inflation, Anderson and Klose discuss the relationship between inflation and interest rates and explore the implications of higher interest rates for the federal budget as well as for individual businesses. | John D. Anderson and Steven Klose |
| Inflation and Farm Prices In this article, the first of two on the topic of inflation, Anderson and Klose document current inflation and discuss why inflation is a particular challenge for farms and ranches. | John D. Anderson and Steven Klose |
| The Impact of Fertilizer and Fuel Price Changes on Expected Costs and Returns for Arkansas Row Crops This article explores factors behind rising fertilizer and fuel prices and examines their impact on projected costs and returns for Arkansas’ major row crops. | Scott Stiles, Breana Watkins, and John Anderson |
| Cattle Market Situation and Outlook AR Farm Bureau Division Meetings | James L. Mitchell |
| Market Situation & Outlook for 2022 General Economy and Crop Market Update and Outlook presented on March 1, 2022 at the Arkansas Farm Bureau Winter Commodity Division Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. | John D. Anderson |
| Cattle Market Situation and Outlook Tri-County Forage Conference (Faulkner, Perry, and Conway) | James L. Mitchell |
| Input and Cattle Market Outlook River Valley Beef Conference | James L. Mitchell |
| Analysis of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 The AEAB Department and the Fryar Center were asked to provide an objective analysis of the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2021 to assist the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee in their deliberations on the bill. | John D. Anderson, Andrew M. McKenzie and James L. Mitchell |
| Seasonal Price Patterns for Arkansas Soybeans Seasonality is frequently mentioned as a major aspect of price variation for many agricultural commodities. | C.Robert Stark and Scott Stiles |
| 2021 Markets in Review Fryar Center and AEAB faculty discuss key market events of the past year and look ahead to 2022. | Fryar Price Risk Management Center of Excellence |
| Price Determination versus Price Discovery This paper discusses the distinction between price discovery and price determination and investigates price discovery performance in fed cattle markets. Presented at a fed cattle market workshop in Kansas City hosted by USDA Office of the Chief Economist in June 2021. | John D. Anderson, Andrew M. McKenzie and James L. Mitchell |
| Fed Cattle Price Discovery Price Determination and Price Discovery in the Fed Cattle Market: A Review of Economic Concepts and Empirical Work | John D. Anderson, Andrew M. McKenzie and James L. Mitchell |
| COVID-19 and Food Supply Chains Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Food Supply Chains | John D. Anderson, James L. Mitchell and Joshua G. Maples |
| 2021 Batesville Virtual Field Day Cattle Outlook Cattle Market Situation and Outlook | James L. Mitchell |
| 2021 Price Discovery Versus Price Determination Price Determination versus Price Discovery in Cattle Markets | James L. Mitchell |
| 2021 Southeast Arkansas Flood Damage June 2021 Arkansas Flood Damage Estimates | John D. Anderson |
| Cattle Markets, Price Discovery, and Emerging Issues This fact sheet series summarizes original work on fed cattle market structure and prices. It includes several individual contributions by Fryar Center and AEAB personnel. | John D. Anderson, Andrew M. McKenzie and James L. Mitchell |
| Invited Review: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for food supply chains This paper describes the impacts of COVID-19 on agricultural supply chains and identifies lessons to be learned from the pandemic experience. This article was selected as an Editor’s Choice article for the Dec. 2021 issue of Applied Animal Science. | John D. Anderson, James L. Mitchell and Joshua G. Maples |