How do inputs and weather drive wheat yield volatility? The example of Germany

B-Tier
Journal: Food Policy
Year: 2017
Volume: 70
Issue: C
Pages: 50-61

Authors (3)

Albers, Hakon (not in RePEc) Gornott, Christoph (not in RePEc) Hüttel, Silke (Georg-August-Universität Götti...)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

Increases in cereals production risk are commonly related to increases in weather risk. We analyze weather-induced changes in wheat yield volatility as a systemic weather risk in Germany. We disentangle, however, the relative impacts of inputs and weather on regional yield volatility. For this purpose we augment a production function with phenologically aggregated weather variables. Increasing volatility can be traced back to weather changes only in some regions. On average, inputs explain 49% of the total actual wheat yield volatility, while weather explains 43%. Models with only weather variables deliver biased but reasonable approximations for climate impact research.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfpoli:v:70:y:2017:i:c:p:50-61
Journal Field
Development
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02