Market-oriented ethanol and corn-trade policies can reduce climate-induced US corn price volatility

Agriculture is closely affected by climate. Over the past decade, biofuels have emerged as another important factor shaping the agricultural sector. We ask whether the presence of the US ethanol sector can play a role in moderating increases in US corn price variability, projected to occur in respon...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Monika Verma, Thomas Hertel, Noah Diffenbaugh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Subjects:	climate change corn yields ethanol biofuels US corn price volatility open climate campaign
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/6/064028