The effect of temperature anomaly and macroeconomic fundamentals on agricultural commodity futures returns

A-Tier
Journal: Energy Economics
Year: 2021
Volume: 100
Issue: C

Authors (5)

Makkonen, Adam (not in RePEc) Vallström, Daniel (not in RePEc) Uddin, Gazi Salah (Linköpings Universitet) Rahman, Md Lutfur (not in RePEc) Haddad, Michel Ferreira Cardia (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.804 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper is the first to examine the dynamic impact of temperature anomaly and macroeconomic fundamentals on agricultural commodity futures returns. Using a quantile regression approach, we report that temperature anomaly exerts a significant negative (positive) impact on returns of soybean, corn, cotton, and coffee (soybean, corn, and cocoa) futures in extreme bearish and bullish market conditions. Moreover, agricultural commodity futures returns appear to positively respond to aggregate stock returns and negatively influenced by exchange rate changes. However, such results vary across quantiles. We also report that economic activities and various uncertainty measures do not have a strong impact on the returns of agricultural commodity futures. Our study suggests that an adjustment in risk evaluation encompassing weather shocks would benefit portfolio management.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eneeco:v:100:y:2021:i:c:s0140988321002802
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-29