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Abstract
Estimation and prediction risk are shown to influence the optimal storage decision of a dominant firm facing a competitive fringe. The presence of risk with respect to demand estimation and supply prediction results in increased storage by a dominant firm exercising market power in a two period profit maximization scenario. Bayesian numerical integration is employed to derive the optimal storage decision for a hypothetical cooperative of Georgia pecan growers facing demand estimation risk, supply prediction risk and a combination of the two.