AN ANALYSIS OF ETHANOL PRODUCTION IN TEXAS USING THREE ETHANOL FACILITY SIZES AND THEIR RELATIVE OPTIMAL SUBSIDY LEVELS

Ethanol production in 15, 30, and 80 million gallon per year production plants are analyzed at various subsidy levels. The results indicate that removing per plant subsidy limits allows reduced total state subsidy expenditures. This action takes advantage of the economies of scale inherent in larger ethanol plants.

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Year of publication:	2003
Authors:	Gill II, Robert Chope ; Richardson, James W. ; Outlaw, Joe L. ; Anderson, David P.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2003 Annual Meeting, February 1-5, 2003, Mobile, Alabama.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2003 Annual Meeting, February 1-5, 2003, Mobile, Alabama Number 35003
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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