evidence that corn ethanol mandates have created a tight link between oil and agricultural markets. Rather increases in food … corn, soybeans, wheat and rice received by U.S. farmers have been more substantial and can be linked in part to increases …

evidence that corn ethanol mandates have created a tight link between oil and agricultural markets. Rather increases in food … corn, soybeans, wheat and rice received by U.S. farmers have been more substantial and can be linked in part to increases …

blending, or blend above themandate and sell their excess RINs. Because some refiners should have lower ethanol sourcingcosts … than others, it is expected that they will be able to trade RINs, therefore decreasing totalmandate compliance costs.Ethanol … ethanol supply chain may influence the RINs market.This thesis analyzes the role of logistics in the ethanol supply chain …