Mark Manfredo
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Phone: 480-727-1040
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Santan Hall 235F MESA, AZ 85212
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Mail code: 1780Campus: Poly
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Mark Manfredo is a professor in the Morrison School of Agribusiness at the W. P. Carey School of Business.
His research focuses on commodity price analysis and agribusiness risk management, with particular emphasis on futures and options markets and price forecasting. His work has appeared in leading applied economics and agribusiness journals including the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Food Policy, Energy Economics, and Agribusiness: An International Journal as well leading business journals such as the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, Journal of Supply Chain Management, and Journal of Business Logistics.
Professor Manfredo served as the Director of the Morrison School of Agribusiness and as the Associate Dean for the W. P. Carey School of Business for the ASU Polytechnic Campus from 2013 to 2020. He also served as the co-chairman of the NCCC-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting, and Market Risk Management (2007-2011), and is currently a member of the editorial review board at Agribusiness: An International Journal. At Arizona State University, he teaches courses in commodity futures and options markets, risk management, and agribusiness finance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is a Faculty Honors Advisor for Barrett, The Honors College.
In 2007, he received ASU’s Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching/Instruction Excellence by the Office of the Provost, and was also presented with the Western Agricultural Economics Association Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award that same year.
- Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1999
- M.S. New Mexico State University 1994
- B.S. California State University - Fresno 1992
- Agribusiness Finance
- Commodity Marketing
- Forecasting
- Forecast Evaluation in Commodity Markets
- Futures and Options Markets
- Financial Performance of Food and Agribusiness Enterprises
- Hedging Strategies
- Risk Management
- Volatility Forecasting
- Value-at-Risk
- Agribusiness Innovation and Technology
Select Publications
- Vourazeris, K., Manfredo, M. R., and Kozicki, M. N. “Value of Information of Improved Traceability in Fresh Produce Markets,” Agribusiness: An International Journal (July 2026). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/agr.70137
- Yan, H., Manfredo, M., and Mishra, A.K. “Forecasting Food Price Inflation Using Machine Learning Methodology: Expansion on FRED-MD,” Food Policy 140(2026): 103077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2026.103077
Courses
2027 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2026 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| AGB 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 333 | Agribusiness Finance |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| AGB 484 | Internship |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 366 | Food System Tech Innovations |
| AGB 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| HON 394 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
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| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 484 | Internship |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 484 | Internship |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| AGB 494 | Special Topics |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| BUS 436 | Frontiers in Risk Management |
| HON 494 | Special Topics |
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| AGB 499 | Individualized Instruction |
| AGB 595 | Continuing Registration |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 435 | Commodity Future and Opt Mkts |
| AGB 493 | Honors Thesis |
| AGB 492 | Honors Directed Study |
- Entrepreneurial Approach to Learning Teaching Innovation Award (with Dr. Jamille Lasanta and Dr. Ashok Mishra), W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 2026.
- W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council of 100
- Honorary State FFA Degree, Arizona Association FFA, 2016
- Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Master’s Thesis (Honorable Mention), Jeremy Pagaran, 2014, Title: “Innovative Insurance Products in Food Safety: Pricing Revenue Insurance in the Fresh Spinach Industry.” (Served as thesis committee chair).
- ASU’s Faculty Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching/Instruction: Teaching Performance – 2007. http://asunews.asu.edu/20070501_Manfredo
- Western Agricultural Economics Association (WAEA) Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (less than 10 years of service) – 2007.
Editorial Review Board:
- Agribusiness: An International Journal
Arizona State University: 1999-present
Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA)
- Seed Management Academy, August 2026, Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business, Instructor.
- Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Management Academy, 2018 - 2026. Delivered at ASU in partnership with Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business. Co-Faculty Lead.
- Arizona Governor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Budget (OSPB) / State of Arizona General Accounting Office (GAO). Executive Education program entitled “Adding Value by Boosting Financial Acumen.” September 16th and 23rd, 2016. Faculty Lead.
- Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Center for Growing Talent Emerging Leaders Program, ASU @ Thunderbird Executive Education. March 6th – 10th, 2016. Co-Faculty Lead.