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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Crop Production
Autores: | Torre Ugarte,   Daniel de la; Walsh,   Marie E.; Shapouri,   Hosein; Slinsky,   Stephen P.
Data: | 2005-11-09
Ano: | 2003
Palavras-chave: | Alternative crops; Bioenergy crops; Biomass; Conservation Reserve Program; Crop acreage shifts; Crop budgeting; Economic feasibility; Economic impact; Hybrid poplars; Hybrid willow; POLYSYS; Switchgrass; Crop Production/Industries; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Resumo: | In  response  to  energy  security  concerns,  alternative  energy  programs  such  as  biomass  energy  systems  are  being developed to provide energy in the 21st century. For the biomass industry to expand, a variety of feedstocks will need to be utilized. Large scale production of bioenergy crops could have significant impacts on the United States agricultural sector in terms of quantities, prices and production location of traditional crops as well as farm income. Though a number of scenarios were examined to study the impact of bioenergy crop production on the agricultural sector, two cropland scenarios are presented in this report. Under the wildlife management scenario, the analysis indicates that, at $30/dry  ton  (dt)  for  switchgrass,  $31.74/dt  for  willow  and  $32.90  for  poplar,  an  estimated  19.4  million  acres  of cropland (8.2 million from CRP) could be used to produce 96 million dry tons of bioenergy crops annually at a profit greater than the profit created by existing uses for the land. In this scenario, traditional crop prices increase from 3 percent to 9 percent (depending on crop) and net farm income increases by $2.8 billion annually. At $40/dt of switchgrass, $42.32/dt for willow and $43.87/dt for poplar and assuming the production management scenario, an estimated 41.9 million acres (12.9 million from CRP) could be used to produce 188 million dry tons of biomass annually. Under this scenario, traditional crop prices increase by 8 to 14 percent and net farm income increases by $6 billion annually.
Tipo: | Report
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

18955

http://purl.umn.edu/33997

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

United States Department of Agriculture&gt;Economic Research Service&gt;Agricultural Economics Reports

Agricultural Economic Report No. 816

Formato:

49

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