I NTERNET M ARKETING I NFORMATION Ron Plain, Extension Economist.
Ron Plain, Ph.D. D. Howard Doane Professor Dept of Agricultural Economics
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Is the Biofuels Tank Half-Full or Half-Empty?
National Farm Business Management ConferenceJune 15, 2009 St Louis, MO
Ron Plain, Ph.D.D. Howard Doane ProfessorDept of Agricultural EconomicsUniversity of Missouri-Columbiahttp://web.missouri.edu/~rplain
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Basics of Ethanol Production Ethanol is an alcohol made by fermenting
grain and other carbohydrates This is an old process which traditionally has
been used to produce ethanol for use as a beverage
97% of U.S. ethanol is made from corn Rest: milo, wheat, brewery waste, whey, etc
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A bushel of corn will produce ~2.8 gallons of ethanol, 17 lbs of CO2 and 17 lbs of DDGS
water
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Laddonia Ethanol Plant
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Ethanol Plants Were Very Profitable
In 2006, U.S. plants produced ethanol for about $1.34 per gallon. The average price of ethanol was about $2.58 per gallon.
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Ethanol Capacity Growth
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Jan. 1 capacity Under construction
Source: Renewable Fuel Association website http://www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/statistics/#B
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Formulation of Alcohols H
O
H-C-H
H
Methanol
CH3OH
62,800 BTU
H
O
H-C-H
H-C-H
H
Ethanol
C2H5OH
84,400 BTU
H
O
H-C-H
H-C-H
H-C-H
H
Propanol
C3H7OH
100,000 BTU
H
O
H-C-H
H-C-H
H-C-H
H-C-H
H
Butanol
C4H9OH
110,000 BTUGasoline is mostly C8H18
Gasoline has 125,000 BTU/gallon
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Biofuels Policy
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Spot Crude Oil Prices 1995-2009WTI, Monthly Average Price, Cushing, Oklahoma
020406080
100120140160
1995
1996
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1998
1999
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2002
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$/ba
rrel
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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U.S. Retail Gasoline Prices, All Grades, All Formulations, 1996-2009
050
100150200250300350400450
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1997
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cent
s/ga
llon
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Ethanol Production, 1980-08
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.08.09.0
10.0
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Billion
Gallons
Source: Renewable Fuels Association
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2007 Renewable Fuels Mandate
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Corn ethanol Cellulosic Bio-diesel More non-grain
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Daily Ethanol Production, 2006-09
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bM
ar Apr
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2009 mandated use: avg 685,000 barrels/day
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Ethanol Production, 1990-2016
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mandated use
actual production
Beginning in 2015, the U.S. will annually use more corn to make ethanol than the U.S. produced in any year before 1971
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50$ Per Gallon
Weekly U.S. Gasoline Prices, 2007-09
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Ethanol-Gasoline Price Relationship
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0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0Retail Gasoline $/ gal
Etha
nol $
/gal
Source: Ron Plain
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Livestock Marketing Information Center
1.401.601.802.002.202.402.602.803.00$ Per Gallon
Weekly Iowa Ethanol Prices, 2007-09
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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GasolineEthanol
Weekly Gasoline & Ethanol Prices, Dollars Per Gallon, 2007-09
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Ethanol-Corn Price Relationship
0.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Corn $/ bu
Etha
nol $
/gal breakeven
Source: Ron Plain
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Omaha Corn PricesWeekly Average, 2007-09
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8$ Per Bu.
Source: LMIC
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Source: LMIC
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$/bu
shel
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$/ga
llon
Corn Ethanol
Weekly Corn & Ethanol Prices, 2007-09
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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$/ga
llon
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$/bu
shel
Gasoline Corn
Weekly Gasoline & Corn Prices, 2007- 09
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Corn futures
Crude oil
futures
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Impact on feed prices
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Corn Milled for Ethanol
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Forecast
% corn for ethanol:2000-01: 6%2005-06: 14%2007-08: 23%2008-09: 31%2009-10: 34%
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Soybean Meal PricesWeekly Average, Illinois, 2007-09
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250
300
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450
500$ Per Bu.
Source: LMIC
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$/to
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CornSB Meal
Weekly Corn & Soybean Meal Prices, 2006-09
Source: LMIC
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Livestock Marketing Information Center
ALFALFA HAY - MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICEReceived by Farmers, U.S., Crop Year
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May07 JUL SEP NOV 2008 MAR MAY JUL SEP NOV 2009 MAR
$ Per Ton
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Livestock Marketing Information Center
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$/to
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$/bu
shel
Alfalfa Corn
Monthly Corn & Alfalfa Prices, 2007-08
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Northwest Iowa Prices, 2006-09
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/200
611
/3/2
006
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/200
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/29/
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/200
72/
23/2
007
3/23
/200
74/
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007
5/18
/200
76/
15/2
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7/13
/200
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/200
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/2/2
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/28/
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/200
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/200
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/200
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/200
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/200
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4/17
/200
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15/2
009
$ Per Ton
Corn DDGS WDGS
Source: LMIC
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DDGS Price as % of Corn Price, Northwest Iowa, 2006-09
65707580859095
100105110115
10/6
/200
611
/3/2
006
12/1
/200
612
/29/
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1/26
/200
72/
23/2
007
3/23
/200
74/
20/2
007
5/18
/200
76/
15/2
007
7/13
/200
78/
10/2
007
9/7/
2007
10/5
/200
711
/2/2
007
11/3
0/20
0712
/28/
2007
1/25
/200
82/
22/2
008
3/21
/200
84/
18/2
008
5/16
/200
86/
13/2
008
7/11
/200
88/
8/20
089/
5/20
0810
/3/2
008
10/3
1/20
0811
/28/
2008
12/2
6/20
081/
23/2
009
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/200
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20/2
009
4/17
/200
95/
15/2
009
Percent
Source: LMIC
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WDGS Price as % of DDGS Price, Northwest Iowa, 2006-08
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/200
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/3/2
006
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/200
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/29/
2006
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/200
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23/2
007
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/200
74/
20/2
007
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/200
76/
15/2
007
7/13
/200
78/
10/2
007
9/7/
2007
10/5
/200
711
/2/2
007
11/3
0/20
0712
/28/
2007
1/25
/200
82/
22/2
008
3/21
/200
84/
18/2
008
5/16
/200
86/
13/2
008
7/11
/200
88/
8/20
089/
5/20
0810
/3/2
008
10/3
1/20
0811
/28/
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6/20
081/
23/2
009
2/20
/200
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20/2
009
4/17
/200
95/
15/2
009
Percent
Source: LMIC
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Impact on crop acres
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Million Acres Planted by Crop
2006 2007 ChangeCorn 78.327 93.600 + 15.273Soybeans 75.522 64.736 - 10.786Wheat 57.344 60.433 + 3.089Cotton 15.274 10.827 - 4.447Sorghum 6.522 7.718 + 1.196Oats 4.168 3.760 - 0.408 Barley 3.452 4.020 + 0.568 18 crops 255.398 259.428 + 4.030
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Million Acres Planted by Crop
2007 2008 ChangeCorn 93.600 85.889 - 7.711Soybeans 64.736 75.878 +11.142Wheat 60.433 63.047 + 2.614Cotton 10.827 9.414 - 1.413Sorghum 7.718 8.327 + 0.609Oats 3.760 3.217 - 0.340 Barley 4.020 4.234 + 0.214 18 crops 259.428 264.740 + 5.312
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More planted acres drives up: Seed prices Fertilizer prices Equipment prices Land prices
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U.S. Farmland Values, 1950-2008USDA/NASS
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Impact on livestock
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U.S. Corn Usage
Feed
Exports
Ethanol
Other
Feed
Exports
Ethanol
Other
2000 crop 2007 crop
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U.S. Feeding of Corn, 2005-06
Beef
Poultry
Hogs
Dairy
Other
Source: PRX ProExporter Network
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Cost of Slaughter Hog ProductionIowa State University Calculations, 1987-2009
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Marketing Month
$ Per Live Cwt
Source: John Lawrence, Iowa State University
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Breakeven Hog Price & U.S. Corn PriceIowa State University Calculations, 1990-2008
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1.5 2
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Corn Price
$ Per Live Cwt
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Hog Price & Cost, 1996-2008
3035404550556019
9619
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$/cw
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hog $ cost
2008 hog prices were $2.60 above the 13 year average 2008 production cost was $13.85 above the 13 year average
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Choice Steer Price & BreakevenS. Plains Cattle Feedlots, Monthly
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2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
$ Per Cwt
Breakeven Projected Breakeven
Source: LMIC
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AVERAGE RETURNS TO CATTLE FEEDERSFeeding 725 Lb. Steers, S. Plains, Monthly
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$ Per Head
Source: LMIC
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March 2008 Corn Futures
January 2008 Feeder Cattle Futures
A dime increase in the price of corn reduces the value of feeder cattle by $6-9 per head
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Forecast Change in Meat Production --Percent Change-- Type 2007-082008-09
Pork +6.40% -2.45%Beef +0.53% -0.46%Chicken+2.07% -3.88%Turkey +4.94% -7.14%All Meats +2.90% -2.85%
Source: USDA/OCE WASDE, April 2009
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Impact on Food Prices
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Ethanol’s Impact on Food Prices Less corn for livestock and more for ethanol Less food and more fuel Higher food prices and lower fuel prices
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Ethanol’s Impact on Food Prices Primary
Through corn products Secondary
Through animal products Tertiary
Through competitive crops More corn acres = fewer acres for other crops
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Food Marketing Bill18.7
8
4
3.5
4.74
3.62.74.31.53.53.1
38.5
Farm ValuePackagingTransportationFuel & ElecPretax ProfitsAdvertisingDepreciationInterestRentRepairsBusiness TaxesOtherLabor
Source: USDA/ERS data for 2002
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Impact on Food Prices
In 2002, the farm value of U.S. consumer food expenditures was 18.7%. Corn made up 11.3% of that farm value. Thus, corn, directly and mostly indirectly, accounted for 2.1% of consumer food expenditures.
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Impact on Food Prices
Since corn only accounted for 2.1% of consumer food expenditures, doubling corn prices should raise the cost of food by 2.1%; tripling the price of corn should raise the cost of food by 4.2%.
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Over time, the price of a commodity will equal the cost of production
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U.S. Average Corn Price, 1908-2008
0.000.501.001.502.002.503.003.504.004.505.00
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$ Per Bushel
Source: USDA/NASS
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U.S. Average Corn Price, 1908-2008
0.000.501.001.502.002.503.003.504.004.505.00
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$ Per Bushel
Source: USDA/NASS
1908-194235 years Avg $0.78
1942-1972 30 years Avg $1.26
1973-200634 years Avg $2.37
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U.S. Average Corn Price, 1908-2008
0.000.501.001.502.002.503.003.504.004.505.00
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$ Per Bushel
1908-194235 years Avg $0.78
1942-197230 years Avg $1.26
1973-200634 years Avg $2.37
The 1940s step raised corn price 62%; the 70s step 88%. A 75% step will take corn to $4.15/bu
What’s the next level?
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U.S. Average Corn & Broiler Price, 1960-1985
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U.S. Average Corn & Pork Price, 1960-1985
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U.S. Average Corn & Beef Price, 1960-1985
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U.S. Average Corn & Milk Price, 1960-1985
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Meat Consumption
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U.S. Per Capita Meat ConsumptionRetail Weight, 1960-2008
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In 2007, the average American consumed 60 pounds (34%) more meat than in 1960
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U.S. Monthly Average Soybean Price
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Soybean Meal PricesWeekly Average, Illinois, 2007-09
150
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Illinois Monthly Soybean Meal Price
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Cellulosic Ethanol
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Cellulosic ethanol is ethanol made from cellulose. It is the same as grain ethanol: C2H5OH. The only difference is the source material.
The interest in cellulosic ethanol comes from the huge supply of low-value source material: Wood – trees, limbs, paper, cardboard Grass - switchgrass, corn stalks, straw, fescue Distillers Grains
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Producing ethanol from cellulose is something we’ve known how to do for over 100 years
Doing it in a cost-competitive manner is something we have yet to learn
However, there are many people seeking research grants who claim to be close to solving the cost problem
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Challenges of cellulosic ethanol Feedstock Purity and consistency Production process By products
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Feedstock for Cellulosic Ethanol
Cost competitive cellulosic ethanol plants are not likely to be small or operate part time
Other than wood, most feedstock is bulky, i.e. costly to haul and store
Harvesting is not cheap Opportunity cost, i.e. impact on soil
Nutrients Ground cover
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Challenges of cellulosic ethanol Feedstock Purity and consistency Production process By products
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Purity and Consistency of Feedstock
The feedstock for a cellulosic ethanol plant will not be pure cellulose collect and move a lot of non-cellulose? corn is consistently ~70% starch
Cellulosic ethanol plant not likely to work well on all potential feedstocks Is there any plentiful, uniform, year-round source
material other than wood (and distillers grain)?
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Challenges of cellulosic ethanol Feedstock Purity and consistency Production process By products
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Two production methods Hydrolysis – breaks the cellulose chain into
sugar molecules that are then fermented to produce ethanol, then distilled
Gasification – ligno-cellulose is transformed into carbon monoxide and hydrogen which are then fed to a special fermenter or a catalyst bed to produce ethanol
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Two types hydrolysis processes Chemical Enzymatic
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Chemical hydrolysis – Cellulose is mixed with a mild acid under a lot of
heat and pressure, or a strong acid with less heat and pressure.
Water is then added to form simple sugars. The acid is then neutralized. Sugar is separated from the residual materials. Yeast is added to ferment ethanol which is then
distilled. Acid + heat + pressure = $
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Enzymatic hydrolysis – Following a pre-treatment process, various
enzymes are used sequentially to break cellulose into glucose molecules, a la rumen bacteria.
The sugar is separated. Yeast is added to ferment ethanol which is then
distilled. Availability and cost of the enzymes are the
primary obstacles to enzymatic hydrolysis
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Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Gasification – The cellulose is partially combusted to yield
carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The microorganism, Clostridium ljungdahlii,
converts the CO, CO2 and H into ethanol and water.
The ethanol is distilled from the water. An alternative is to use a catalytic reactor to
convert the synthesis gas into alcohol.
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Cellulosic Ethanol
Challenges of cellulosic ethanol Feedstock Purity and consistency Production process Byproduct
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Byproduct
Corn ethanol plants produce a byproduct, DDGS, that is as valuable as the feedstock
For what price will we be able to sell the byproduct from cellulosic ethanol plants?
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Biodiesel
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Biodiesel Production
Typically, a fat or oil is reacted with alcohol that contains a catalyst (usually sodium or potassium hydroxide) to produce glycerine and methyl esters or biodiesel.
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Biodiesel Production
Methanol + Catalyst
Biodiesel
Reactor
Glycerine
Vegetable Oil
SettlerWashing Neutralization
Purification
Alcohol recovery
Alcohol recovery
Settler Evaporation
Fatty acids
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Soydiesel
Although soybean oil is a liquid, you should not blend it with diesel fuel.
The glycerine in soy oil will ruin a diesel engine.
Soy oil must be transesterified before blending with diesel fuel.
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Economics of Soydiesel
Soy oil is worth 36¢ per pound Diesel is worth 22¢ per pound Cost of conversion is 8¢ per pound There is a federal government subsidy of
13¢ for each pound of soy oil converted to diesel fuel
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Soybean Oil Futures
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Biodiesel
The U.S. produces about 3 billion bushels of soybeans per year.
At 11.3 pounds of oil per bushel, this is potentially 33.9 billion pounds of soy oil
At 7.4 pounds per gallon, this is 4.6 billion gallons of soy oil
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Feedstock Costs per Gallon of Biofuel Reduced by Federal Tax Credit
Corn price Cost/gallon of ethanol*
$4.00/bu. $1.44
$5.00/bu. $1.80
$6.00/bu. $2.16
Veg. oil price
Cost/gallon of biodiesel**
$0.40/lb. $3.00
$0.50/lb. $3.75
$0.60/lb. $4.50
*Assumes 2.77 gal./bu. of corn **Assumes 7.5 lbs. veg. oil/gallon
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Biofuel Conversion Factors, 2012
Crop yield per acre
Vegetable oil yield
Biofuel yield per unit
Biofuel yield per acre
Ethanol from corn 158.6 bu. 2.77 gal/bu 439 gal/ac
Ethanol from sugarbeets 23 tons 24 gal/ton 552 gal/ac
Biodiesel from soybean oil 42.8 bu. 11.3 lbs/bu 7.7 lbs/gal 63 gal/ac
Biodiesel from canola oil 1557 lbs. 0.383 lbs/lb 7.7 lb/gal 77 gal/ac
Crop yields and vegetable oil yields from FAPRI Jan. 2006 baseline for 2012. Biofuel yields are assumptions from various sources
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Need for Both Ethanol and Animal Agriculture 100 million gallon ethanol plant
37 million bushels of corn 80 workers directly employed
37 million bushels corn Direct Jobs Farrow-finish 800 Or wean-finish 242 Or beef feedlot 278
Source: Dr. John Lawrence, Head of ISU Beef Center
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Impact of Ethanol Building lots of ethanol plants Driving up corn prices
More corn acres Fewer acres of other crops
Higher prices for other crops Record net farm income
Driving up cash rents and land prices Driving up livestock production costs
Less meat, milk and eggs being produced Lots of DDGS will benefit cattle New grain storage/shipping patterns
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The New Ag Market?
Crude oil drives ethanol prices Ethanol drives corn prices Corn drives livestock production Livestock production drives meat
prices
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Impact on Rural Communities
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What Ethanol Plants Need
Corn Water - roughly 4 gallons of water per gallon
of ethanol Heat – usually natural gas Roads & Rails Some space
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Ethanol and Rural Jobs
50 million gallon ethanol plant 18 million bushels of corn 35 workers directly employed
18 million bushels corn Direct Jobs Farrow-finish 400 Wean-finish 121 Beef feedlot 139
Source: Dr. John Lawrence, Head of ISU Beef Center
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U.S. Net Farm Income 1986-2007
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10019
86
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1990
1992
1994
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1998
2000
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2004
2006
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USDA Farm Payments, 2005-16
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Impact on Environment
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Ethanol: energy gain or loss?The energy gain from ethanol in new dry milled
plants is above 75%. This is higher than in the past because of efficiency gains
On the farm Reduced tillage
In ethanol plants Faster, higher yielding conversion
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Corn Biomass Gasoline Ethanol Ethanol --grams of GHG/MJ of energy-- Feedstock + 4 + 24 + 10 Refining fuel +15 + 40 + 9 Vehicle +72 + 71 + 71 Feedstock Uptake 0 - 62 - 62 Land use change 0 +104 +111 Total +92 +177 +138
Source: Searchinger, et al, Science, February 29, 2008
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Source: Takle & Hofstrand, Iowa State University
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Recent EPA Decisions
U.S. corn ethanol has a worse impact on the environment than gasoline due to land use impact, i.e. more acres being cropped
Brazilian sugarcane ethanol reduces GHG emissions by 64% compared to gasoline
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Impact on Gas Prices
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U.S. Gasoline Usage, 1986-07
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100120140160
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1988
1990
1992
1994
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1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Ethanol Production, 1980-07
0.01.02.03.04.05.06.07.0
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
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1992
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Source: Renewable Fuels Association
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Gasoline & Ethanol Production, 1986-07
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100120140160
1986
1988
1990
1992
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ethanol gasoline
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
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U.S. Gasoline Usage
142 billion gallons gasoline used per year Mandating 10% ethanol in all gasoline would
require that nearly half of the U.S. corn crop be processed into ethanol
If all U.S. corn were made into ethanol, it would produce 33 billion gallons per year
To replace all U.S. gasoline would require 78 billion bushels of corn annually
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78 Billion Bushels of Corn
Record U.S. corn yield is 160 bu/acre 78 billion bushels at 160 bu/acre would
require 488 million harvested acres of corn Equals 164% of 2007 U.S. harvested acreage
of corn, soybeans, wheat, sorghum, cotton, rice, sunflowers, barley, oats, rye, peanuts, tobacco, canola, sugar beets, sugarcane, potatoes, dry edible beans, proso millet and hay combined.
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