Could futures markets help growers better manage coffee price risks in Costa Rica?

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dc.creatorHazell, Peter B. R.
dc.date2000
dc.date2024-10-24T12:42:27Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:42:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:39:35Z
dc.descriptionCosta Rican coffee farmers are almost fully exposed to world price variability. Yet, despite small farm sizes, specialization in coffee, and a marketing system that prolongs uncertainty and aggravates cash flow problems, this study finds that most farmers still manage their price risks surprisingly well. Farmers are able to forecast prices with comparable accuracy to the New York futures market. They have a favorable seasonal cash flow, ready access to credit, and are willing and able to bear risk. Within this context, the potential gains from using the New York futures market to provide forward price contracts at harvest are found to be modest.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/155706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/110864
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceHazell, Peter B. R. 2000. Could futures markets help growers better manage coffee price risks in Costa Rica? EPTD Discussion Paper 57. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/155706
dc.subjectcoffee
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectcommodity markets
dc.titleCould futures markets help growers better manage coffee price risks in Costa Rica?
dc.typeWorking Paper

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