{"product_id":"maize-and-sugar-prices-the-effects-on-ethanol-production-von-federico-porrez-padilla","title":"Maize and Sugar Prices: The Effects on Ethanol Production","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe world is experiencing yet another energy- and  fuel predicament as oil prices are escalating to new  hights. Alternative fuels are being promoted  globally as the increasing gasoline prices trigger  inflation. Basic food commodities are some of the  goods hit by this inflation. This book analyses  whether the higher maize and sugar prices are having  any effect on the expanding ethanol production. It  focuses on the two major crop inputs in ethanol  production: maize (in the US) and sugar cane (in  Brazil). Econometric tests using cross-sectional  data were carried through to find the elasticities  of the variables. The crops prices were tested  against ethanol output using the log-linear model in  several regressions to find a relationship. In  addition, the output levels of the crops were tested  using the same method. It was found that maize  prices and output affects ethanol production. Sugar  cane prices do not have any significant impact on  ethanol production while sugar cane output has a  small, yet significant relationhip with ethanol.  Consequently, ethanol's rise in the fuel market  could be a result of increased maize input, rather  than sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783844305975\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Study of the Relationship Between Crops Prices and Ethanol Production\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783844305975","offer_id":54134975627589,"sku":"9783844305975","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/faf4a684-3039-46e3-8f27-a76c6ebbd0cf.jpg?v=1744102172","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/maize-and-sugar-prices-the-effects-on-ethanol-production-von-federico-porrez-padilla","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}