1 Impact Biofuels

Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain,Oilseed, and Livestock Markets: 

Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Markets Simla Tokgoz stokgoz@iastate.edu 515-294 6357 Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Iowa State University

Outline: 

Outline Based on the CARD study “Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects on U.S. Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Markets” S. Tokgoz, A. Elobeid, J. Fabiosa, D.J. Hayes, B.A. Babcock, T. Yu, F. Dong, C.E. Hart, and J.C. Beghin http://www.card.iastate.edu

Objectives: 

Objectives To estimate how large the U.S. corn-based ethanol sector can become in the long-run To estimate the impact of the emerging U.S. ethanol sector on U.S. grain, oilseed, livestock, and dairy sectors International agricultural markets

General Description of the Models: 

General Description of the Models Broad modeling system of world agricultural economy Non-spatial multi-market deterministic partial equilibrium models of supply and demand for agricultural commodities Behavioral equations for production, consumption, stocks, and net trade Solve for a representative world price in each market Domestic prices linked to world price through price transmission equations Linkages between all agricultural commodity markets and energy markets

Model Interactions: 

Model Interactions

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We first set up a baseline for all agricultural markets Then, we ran a number of scenarios, including high crude oil price with no bottleneck high crude oil price with bottleneck drought with an ethanol mandate removal of CRP land for ethanol production Outline

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Baseline All models are calibrated on 2006 historical data and projections cover the period between 2007 and 2016 (2007/08 and 2016/17 marketing year) Existing domestic and trade policies remain unchanged Counted operating and plants under construction to determine ethanol sector capacity till 2009/10; used economic models to determine the subsequent capacity building to 2016/17 based on net returns over costs

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Baseline Assumptions No impact on trend yields from changes in planted acreage No impact on meat quality from feeding distillers’ grains (DDG) at less than maximum inclusion rates All potential bottlenecks involved in transporting ethanol, DDG, corn and fertilizer are solved Cellulosic ethanol is not competitive under current policy incentives Only direct food price increases caused by increased feed costs are accounted for

Long-run Equilibrium: 

Long-run Equilibrium The ethanol industry grows until the net profit margin for corn-based ethanol sector is zero; and Enough flex-fuel vehicles are sold to accommodate the additional ethanol production How large will the U.S. ethanol industry become and how does the rest of world agriculture adjust to let this happen?

Key Determinants of Impacts: 

Key Determinants of Impacts Crude oil prices Used NYMEX futures prices as a guide Computed RAC of crude oil price Policy incentives in the U.S. $0.51/gallon ethanol blenders credit $0.54/gallon and 2.5% import tariff Demand for E-85 included Response of Rest-of-the-World to higher grain prices Let models dictate the equilibrium

Projected Crude Oil Price: 

Projected Crude Oil Price

Projected Ethanol and Gasoline Prices: 

Projected Ethanol and Gasoline Prices

Projected Dry Mill Margins: 

Projected Dry Mill Margins

Projected Ethanol Production: 

Projected Ethanol Production

Projected Corn Planted Acreage: 

Projected Corn Planted Acreage

Projected Soybean Planted Acreage: 

Projected Soybean Planted Acreage

Projected Utilization of Corn: 

Projected Utilization of Corn

Projected Livestock Production: 

Projected Livestock Production

Projected Livestock Exports: 

Projected Livestock Exports

Scenario Analysis: 

Scenario Analysis What if the crude oil price rises? Increase the crude oil price by $10 per barrel throughout the projection period Estimate the impact on the U.S. and world agricultural sector How sensitive is the agricultural sector to the crude oil price? We assume no bottleneck in the ethanol demand, i.e. enough flex-fuel vehicles sold to meet the production capacity Net profit margins of ethanol plants reach zero

Projected Crude Oil Price: 

Projected Crude Oil Price

Impacts of Higher Crude Oil Price: 

Impacts of Higher Crude Oil Price Profit margins on ethanol plants increase New incentive to invest in added capacity for ethanol production Eventually, a new equilibrium reached where there is no incentive to invest in or exit the ethanol industry Will demand for ethanol be enough? E-10 market will saturate around 15 billion gallons Drop in ethanol price will eventually encourage increase in demand by the flex-fuel vehicles

Corn Market: 

Corn Market

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Ethanol and Distillers Grains Markets

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Soybean Market

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Livestock Market

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Livestock Market

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Impact on Rest of the World World grain and oilseed prices increase This translates into higher feed prices Higher feed prices mean higher livestock production costs Food prices in the U.S. and the world increase Countries in South America and Asia fill the gap in the demand for corn and soybeans by higher production

Impact of Short Crop Scenario: 

Impact of Short Crop Scenario We introduce a drought in 2012, similar to 1988 U.S. drought Regional yields of corn, soybeans, wheat and barley change from trend levels Yields fall by 25% for corn, 18% for soybeans, 11% for wheat, and 30 % for barley Ethanol mandate for 2012-onwards assumed to be 14.7 billion gallons

Corn, Soybean and Ethanol Markets: 

Corn, Soybean and Ethanol Markets Corn price increases by 44% above baseline levels Soybean price rises by 22% Corn exports and stock levels decline by more than 60% Corn exports from South America, China, etc. fill part of the gap from decline in U.S. corn and soybean exports Corn feed use declines by 16% Ethanol net imports increase moderately

Livestock Market: 

Livestock Market Higher feed costs affect the livestock sector, but to a lesser extent as the shock is perceived as temporary Production declines Broiler production declines the most (over 2.7%) Milk production declines the least (0.5%) Decline for beef, pork and turkey ranges between 1.3% and 2.4% Retail prices increase Egg prices increase the most (about 5.4%) Prices of other products increase by a range between 2% and 4%

Conclusions: 

Conclusions Crude oil price increase expands the U.S. ethanol sector’s production capacity, but the final impact depends on the vehicle fleet’s ability in the U.S. to absorb the production and therefore the relative price of ethanol to gasoline We have “no bottleneck” and “bottleneck” crude oil price shock scenarios. A drought with an ethanol mandate will keep the ethanol demand from falling, therefore other sectors will adjust to a short-crop situation

Thank you!: 

Thank you!