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The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update
Shapouri, Hosein; Duffield, James A.; Wang, Michael Q. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2002
Studies conducted since the late 1970s have estimated the net energy value (NEV) of corn ethanol. However, variations … factors causing this wide variation and develops a more consistent estimate. We conclude that the NEV of corn ethanol has been … rising over time due to technological advances in ethanol conversion and increased efficiency in farm production. We show …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005220393
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The Ethanol Decade: An Expansion of U.S. Corn Production, 2000-09
Wallander, Steven; Claassen, Roger; Nickerson, Cynthia J. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2011
The recent 9-billion-gallon increase in corn-based ethanol production, which resulted from a combination of rising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009368801
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An Ethanol Blend Wall Shift is Prone to Increase Petroleum Gasoline Demand
Qiu, Cheng; Colson, Gregory; Zhang, Zibin; Wetzstein, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
The US Environmental Protection Agency announced a waiver allowing an increase in the Fuel-Ethanol blend limit (the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922613
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Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts of Ethanol Production on Fertilizer Use in Corn Production
Nehring, Richard F.; Vialou, Alexandre; Erickson, Kenneth W. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2008
The share of corn used in ethanol production has been growing rapidly. USDA predicts that more than 30 percent of the … corn crop will be used for ethanol production in 2009/2010. Expanded corn acreage contributes to the application of more … ethanol production is consistent with a significant increase in quality-adjusted fertilizer use in selected corn states. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005807572
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Impacts of Dramatic Increase in Corn Based Ethanol Production on Grain Production and Marketing Patterns in South Dakota
Qasmi, Bashir A.; Hamda, Yonas; Fausti, Scott - Economics Department, South Dakota State University - 2009
Between 1995 and 2005, a drastic increase in ethanol production in the United States led to increased production of … corn and substantially increased shares of corn destined for ethanol plants. The objectives of this paper are to … destinations and the type of buyers for South Dakota grains, 3) the impacts of the ethanol plants on corn and other grain handled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976860
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Fertilizer Demand for Biofuel and Cereal crop Production in the United States
Acheampong, Kwame; Dicks, Michael R. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
The emergence of biofuel production has impacted almost all sectors of the agricultural industry and the general economy and has produced a large body of research into how increased production of biofuels will impact the agricultural sector and the general economy. All research is in agreement...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421074
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Economic Benefits of Fungicide Use in Corn Production
Liu, Yangxuan; Langemeier, Michael; Wise, Kiersten - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
This study used experimental data from West Lafayette, Indiana to examine the economic benefits of applying fungicide to corn. The average improvements in yield, gross revenue, and net return (gross revenue minus fungicide and application cost) were 4 bushels per acre, $19 per acre, and -$9 per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125459
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Bio Energy Entry Timing from a Resource Based View and Organizational Ecology Perspective
Ng, Desmond W.; Goldsmith, Peter D. - 2010
conditions of the market. Importantly our work also sheds light on the implicit risks of the ethanol industry, and in part … explains how corn-based drymills and cellulosic-ethanol conversion technologies may be ideal depending on the type of market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442703
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INSURING UNCERTAINTY IN VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE: ETHANOL PRODUCTION
Paulson, Nicholas D.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Hart, Chad E.; … - 2004
the markets for the raw commodities they produce. Value-added enterprises, such as ethanol production, have been expanding … of an ethanol production cooperative. The product has the potential to provide these producers with a new and useful risk … management tool to insure against price risks in the markets for corn, distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), ethanol, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443093
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Removal of U.S. Ethanol Domestic and Trade Distortions: Impact on U.S. and Brazilian Ethanol Markets
Elobeid, Amani E.; Tokgoz, Simla - 2006
Brazilian ethanol markets using a multi-market international ethanol model calibrated on 2005 market data and policies. The … removal of trade distortions induces a 23.2 percent increase in the price of world ethanol on average between 2006 and 2015 … relative to the baseline. The U.S. domestic ethanol price decreases by 14.1 percent, which results in a 7.5 percent decline in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443095