Hobbs, Jill E.; Weseen, Simon; Kerr, William A. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
The long-run commercial viability of ethanol production depends on the ability to access an inexpensive and reliable … supply of inputs as well as finding stable markets for ethanol and its co-products. A unique feature of ethanol plants is …, and fuel (blended gasoline). The primary feedstock for first generation ethanol production is cereal grain (corn or wheat …