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Susanto, Dwi; Rosson, C. Parr, III; Hudson, Darren. |
This study analyzes the potential impacts of expanded ethanol production on southern agriculture. Results of regression analysis suggest that acreage planted for field crops (corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat) is inelastic with respect to relative prices. The results provide statistical evidence of potential significant acreage shifts favoring corn over cotton, soybeans, and wheat. Simulations indicate that higher corn prices will increase corn acreage, but the South continues to be a deficit corn region. U.S. corn production is capable of supplying domestic demand for ethanol, feed for livestock and poultry, and other uses, while maintaining exports at more than 2 billion bushels annually. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Acreage shifts; Corn exports; Ethanol production; Southern agriculture; Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Production Economics; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Q11; Q42. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/47200 |
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Jolly, Curtis M.; Jefferson-Moore, Kenrett Y.; Traxler, Greg. |
The effect of policy decisions on the competitiveness of genetically modified (GM) crops was examined. The United States has been an early innovator in the development and use of biotechnology crops and has expanded its export market share of the three major GM crops: soybeans, cotton, and corn. Cotton, soybeans, and corn are all grown in the southern states, but these states have an apparent comparative advantage only in the production of cotton, which may be strengthened with the adoption of genetically modified cotton. The influence of biotechnology on the competitiveness of soybeans and corn for the southern states through the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is not clear but is probably negligible. |
Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Biotechnology; Competitiveness; Southern agriculture; Q13; Q17; Q16; Q18. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43514 |
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