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Recognizing risk in global agriculture: a summary of the 2011 Agricultural Symposium

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Historically, record profits in the agriculture industry have been fleeting - farm booms have been followed by busts. Recent profitability suggests agriculture has entered a new \\"golden era.\\" Still the glint of banner profits could turn out to be fool's gold amid soaring market risks and volatile commodity prices. ; Henderson reports on the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's agriculture symposium- \\"Recognizing Risk in Global Agriculture\\"-July 19 and 20, 2011, in Kansas City. About 200 agricultural finance and business leaders examined the threats to agriculture's ability to maintain its recent profitability. ; Participants discussed risks agriculture faces in regard to food and fuel, the industry's ability to weather unexpected downturns in profits, and how to manage risk in a volatile environment. Despite elevated risks, participants were cautiously optimistic the industry can avoid a repeat of its history by applying what has been learned from past cycles of boom and bust.

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  • Jason Henderson, 2011. "Recognizing risk in global agriculture: a summary of the 2011 Agricultural Symposium," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, vol. 96(Q III), pages 101-110.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedker:y:2011:i:qiii:p:101-110:n:v.96no.3
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