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El nuevo seguro de ingresos de la patata: una evaluacion preliminar

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Estavillo, Julio
Aguado, Salomon
Bielza, Maria
Garrido, Alberto
Sumpsi, Jose Maria
Abstract

En 2003 y 2004, se ofreció por primera vez en España un seguro que protege contra la caída de precios en origen de un producto agrícola. Se trata de un seguro de rentas lanzado con carácter piloto para las producciones de patata de media estación y patata tardía en cinco provincias españolas (ÃÂlava, Burgos, La Rioja, León y Valladolid). El objetivo de este trabajo es describir las características del seguro y realizar una evaluación preliminar de las campañas en que ha funcionado. Se parte de una aproximación conceptual a los instrumentos de gestión de riesgos de mercado, en cuyo contexto se enmarca el presente seguro. Posteriormente se explica el modelo de precios empleado para definir los precios de referencia del mercado y las primas, contrastando la calidad estadística del modelo con los precios en origen de la patata. Finalmente el trabajo concluye con una valoración preliminar de esta primera experiencia piloto en España, incidiendo en los aspectos que pueden ir mejorándose y reflexionando sobre posibles ampliaciones de esta línea de aseguramiento a otras variedades y provincias de patata y también a otras producciones. Palabras clave: Riesgo de precios, seguros agrarios, seguro de ingresos, mercado de la patata In 2003 and 2004, an insurance product that protects against market risks of agricultural commodities was offered in Spain. It consists on a revenue insurance product which has been launched as a pilot program for mid-season and late potato in five Spanish provinces (ÃÂlava, Burgos, La Rioja, León and Valladolid). The objective of this article is to describe the characteristics of this insurance product and to perform a preliminary evaluation of the seasons it was marketed. We start from a conceptual approach to the market risk management instruments, that constitute the context for the current program. Later, we explain the price model used to define market reference prices and the premia, checking the quality of the statistical price model against the potatao farm-gate prices. Finally, the article ends with a preliminary valuation/assessment of this first pilot experience in Spain, stressing those aspects which are liable/prone to be improved and reckoning the possible extensions of this insurance line to other potato varieties, provinces and also to other agricultural commodities.

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Article provided by Spanish Association of Agricultural Economists in its journal Economia Agraria y Recursos Naturales.

Volume (Year): 5 (2005)
Issue (Month): 9 ()
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Keywords: Price risk; agricultural insurance; revenue insurance; potato market; Crop Production/Industries;

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