Economics, Econometrics and Finance
8 years ago

Negative attitudes hinder UK farmers from benefiting from futures markets.

Agribusiness
Role of attitudes in the decision to use futures markets: The case of the London potato futures market
Christine Ennew, Wyn Morgan, Tony Rayner

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The study looked at why farmers and merchants in the UK don't use futures markets as much as in the US, even though they could benefit from them. They found that people who don't use futures markets have negative views about them, which stops them from using them more.