Comparison of Long-Run Rates of Return for Crop and Livestock Farms

A structural shift in global grain markets that started in 2007 had major impacts on both crop and livestock prices as well as enterprise net returns. Did this structural shift result in differing rates of return for crop and livestock farms? This article uses aggregate commodity price indices for crop and livestock enterprises, and rates of return for beef, dairy, diversified, and crop farms derived from the FINBIN database to address this question.

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