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...

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Main Authors: Monika Verma, Thomas Hertel, Noah Diffenbaugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/9/6/064028