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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2012.39.3.233

An Evaluation on Price Forecasts for Broiler by Agricultural Outlook  

Hong, Seung-Jee (Department of Agricultural Economics, Chungnam National University)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.39, no.3, 2012 , pp. 233-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
Public forecasts for broiler's prices such as Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) outlook information are important for producers and agribusiness decision makers in enhancing economic decision making. However, the KREI forecasts have not been fully evaluated so far. In this study agricultural outlook price forecasts for broiler are evaluated under accuracy-based measures and classification-based measures which test the ability to categorize price movements directionally or within a forecasted range. Agricultural outlook price forecasts for broiler are efficient but biased. In the aspect of the monthly direction of price change 59% of its forecasts over the sample period are correct, and actual prices fall within the forecasted range 32% of the time. Results suggest that it is necessary and meaningful for the agricultural outlook center to evaluate the current forecasting method and try to find an alternative method for improving the forecasting technique.
Keywords
agricultural outlook; broiler price forecasts; accuracy-based tests; classification-based tests;
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