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 …

The objective of this study is to investigate potential market power exertion in the output market of the ethanol … (Lerner’s index) obtained using ethanol imports and processed crudel oil as instrumental variables to estimate the primal SRB …

cattle and live (fed) cattle by taking into account the surge in corn consumption stemming from the boost of mandated ethanol … recent ethanol mandates. The second includes increased corn consumption from ethanol production, mandated by Energy Policy … prices following the post-ethanol mandated period. The finding is corroborated by two different methods, one via Granger …