Ethanol, Corn, and Soybean Price Relations in a Volatile Vehicle-Fuels Market

The rapid upward shift in ethanol demand has raised concerns about ethanol’s impact on the price level and volatility of agricultural commodities. The popular press attributes much of this volatility in commodity prices to a price bubble in ethanol fuel and recent deflation. Market economics predict...

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Main Authors: Cesar Escalante, Michael Wetzstein, Luanne Lohr, Zibin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/2/320/