ethanol processors. We control for the endogeneity of plant location to corn acreage by using transportation network data for … instruments. Our results show that reducing the distance between a farm and an ethanol plant by one percent increases acreage in …

This study addresses the complex relationship between energy and agricultural markets—represented by corn, ethanol, and … development of large-scale ethanol production. We use a dynamic conditional correlation multivariate GARCH model to demonstrate a … strengthening relationship among corn, ethanol, and gasoline prices. We identify a structural change point at March 25, 2008 using …

Economic viability of the US corn ethanol industry depends on prices, technical and economic efficiency of plants and … constructed ethanol plants in the North Central region of the U.S., using nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA). The …

In this study we use data envelopment analysis to decompose the overall economic efficiency of a sample of ethanol …

Crude oil price speculation during 2000s could have increased installed capacity in corn ethanol plants beyond what was … investment in US corn ethanol industry. The ethanol price expectations are derived using a system of supply …-demand-inventory describing US ethanol markets under rational expectations (perfect foresight). These price expectations can help differentiate …

This study examines the financial feasibility of producing ethanol biofuel from sugar beets in central North Dakota … risks of production for a 10MGY (million gallon per year) and 20MGY ethanol plant. Study results indicate that feedstock … breakeven ethanol price for the 20MGY plant is $1.52 per gallon and $1.71 per gallon for the 10MGY plant. Breakeven prices for …

global climate change and desire for reduced dependence on oil imports. Flexible-fuel vehicles that can run on ethanol …/gasoline blends of up to 85% ethanol and hybrid electric vehicles present two such opportunities. While production of both flexible …