Crop-Based Biofuel Production with Acreage Competition and Uncertainty

Mindy Mallory (), Dermot Hayes and Bruce Babcock

Land Economics, 2011, vol. 87, issue 4

Abstract: This paper examines the role of uncertain crude oil prices, uncertain crop yields, and competition for acreage on corn, soybean, and switchgrass prices under biofuel production mandates. We find enforcement of the cellulosic mandate is costly in that it raises equilibrium prices of all three crops through competition for acreage. However, crude oil prices largely determine industry profitability even in the face of high crop prices. Further we find that uncertainty in crude oil prices and crop yields causes higher corn, soybean, and switchgrass prices compared to a baseline with no uncertainty.

JEL-codes: Q21 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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