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Università degli Studi di Parma Università degli Studi di Parma
Career oriented degree in
Quality and procurement of raw materials for agri-food
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Food and Drug

LAB. OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKET
cod. 1010425

Academic year 2023/24
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
- Rungsaran WONGPRAWMAS
Academic discipline
Indefinito/interdisciplinare (NN)
Field
Abilità informatiche e telematiche
Type of training activity
More
30 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN
lectures timetable
exam calls

Integrated course unit module: Agricultural commodities market and marketing

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Learning objectives

Know the principal databases related to agricultural commodities at the national and international levels.
Calculate and analyze key statistical indicators related to price formation and international trade.

Prerequisites

none

Course unit content

The "Agricultural Commodity Market" Laboratory will give students the opportunity to use the agricultural databases and software to calculate fundamental indicators related to commodity prices and trade.

Full programme

Introduction to Excel and descriptive statistics
Price formation
The national and international level survey
The trend components
Seasonality
Time series analysis
The supply balance
Agricultural market data at the national and international levels

Bibliography

Lecturer's slides and notes

Teaching methods

Lectures and computer-based exercises with Excel
Group work
Analysis of cases

Assessment methods and criteria

Case/product discussion, in-progress activity evaluation

Other information

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