The impact of ethanol use on food prices and greenhouse-gas emissions.

The use of ethanol in gasoline has increased substantially over the past decade. Currently, most ethanol in the United States is produced from domestically grown corn, and the rapid rise in the fuel's production and usage means that roughly one-quarter of all corn grown in the United States is...

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Corporate Author:	United States. Congressional Budget Office
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : U.S. Congressional Budget Office, [2009]
Series:	CBO papers.
Subjects:	Alcohol as fuel > Economic aspects > United States. Biomass energy > Economic aspects > United States. Energy crops > Economic aspects > United States. Agriculture and energy > United States. Corn > Economic aspects > United States.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS116089

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Summary:	The use of ethanol in gasoline has increased substantially over the past decade. Currently, most ethanol in the United States is produced from domestically grown corn, and the rapid rise in the fuel's production and usage means that roughly one-quarter of all corn grown in the United States is now used to produce ethanol. Since 2006, food prices have also risen more quickly than in earlier years, affecting federal spending for nutrition programs (such as school lunches) and the household budgets of individual consumers. The increased use of ethanol accounted for about 10 percent to 15 percent of the rise in food prices between April 2007 and April 2008, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates. In turn, that increase will boost federal spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp program) and child nutrition programs by an estimated $600 million to $900 million in fiscal year 2009. Last year, the use of ethanol reduced gasoline consumption in the United States by about 4 percent and greenhouse-gas emissions from the transportation sector by less than 1 percent.
Item Description:	Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Aug. 19, 2009). "April 2009." Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 16 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.