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AgMRC Renewable Energy & Climate Change Newsletter: April 2010 Newsletter

This article focuses on the profitability of the combined corn production and corn ethanol supply chain, how it varies over time and how supply chain profits and losses are distributed between corn production and ethanol production.

This article outlines the impact that state ethanol subsidies have on ethanol profitability and production and the subsequent impact on corn price, profitability and production.

This article continues the series on business success factors and focuses on the importance of financial structure and performance.

This article discusses the three legislative issues facing the ethanol industry: removing the blending wall, encouraging EPA to reconsider indirect land use and keeping the industry's ethanol subsidy.

A series of six webinars are planned for those interested in cellulosic biofuels.

The spreadsheets listed below provide data and trend lines for various components of the renewable energy industry. These files are updated with new information each month.

 

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