The Impact of Bio-Ethanol Conversion and Global Climate Change on Corn Economic Performanve of Indonesia

Yudi Ferrianta, Nuhfil Hanani, Budi Setiawan and Wahib Muhaimin

International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD), 2012, vol. 02, issue 3, 9

Abstract: Many studies conclude that the rise in global food prices due to higher demand from the development of biofuels, climate anomalies, and increased of oil prices. Not only the food commodity index rose more than 60 percent, nonfood commodity price index also rose over 60 percent and crude oil price index has increased even further above 60 percent. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of bio-ethanol conversion and global climate change on corn economic performance of Indonesia. The results showed that the food crisis caused by climate anomalies lead the world corn prices rose 50 percent, impact on Indonesia corn imports fell by 11.86 percent. And the other hand, the energy crisis that caused the corn used as feedstock for ethanol that caused U.S. corn exports only 20 percent of their products have an impact on Indonesia on maize imports fell 32.4 percent.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.147602

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