Energy Potential from Livestock and Poultry Wastes in the South

Jones, Harold B., and E. A. Ogden

No 307968, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Livestock and poultry wastes could produce significant amounts of biomass energy if conventional energy prices continue to rise. This study estimates the economically recoverable energy available through anaerobic digestion or direct burning of animal wastes in the South for the base year 1980 with projections for 1985 and 1990. Potential thermal energy from livestock and poultry wastes in 1990 could total more than 79.5 trillion Btu, or about 30 percent of the energy from such sources nationwide. The total potential farm value of biomass energy from livestock and poultry enterprises in the South could range from $344 million to $1.08 billion in 1990 depending upon the types of conventional energy displaced. Energy products from these wastes attained their highest value when substituted for LP gas.

Keywords: Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 45
Date: 1984-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307968

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