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The Response of Corn Acreage to Ethanol Plant Siting

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: U.S. ethanol production capacity increased more than threefold between 2002 and 2008. We study the effect of this growth on corn acreage. Connecting annual changes in county-level corn acreage to changes in ethanol plant capacities, we find a positive effect on planted corn. The building of a typical plant is estimated to increase corn in the county by over 500 acres and to increase acreage in surrounding counties up to almost 300 miles away. All ethanol plants are estimated to increase corn production by less than their annual requirements.

Source: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics

DOI: 10.1017/s1074070800000717

Authors: Yehushua Shay Fatal, Walter N. Thurman

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University

Language: English

Topic: Agricultural economics and policies

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2151463658