Expansion of the ethanol industry depends on a mix of low grain prices, stable or increasing petroleum prices through the 1990s, and assurance that subsidies for production will continue through 2000 or beyond. While expansion of the ethanol industry would increase ethanol's contribution to...

An indicator of competitive position, the cost difference between ethanol import from Brazil with sugar processing and domestic production with corn in the United States under ideal conditions without tariffs in the ethanol market, is developed conceptually. An ex ante version of the indicator...