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Looks Like I Struck a Nerve

February 18, 2010 by Robert Rapier
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I started to notice a trend in the comments following my latest Forbes essay about the redundant nature of ethanol subsidies now that mandates are in place. Several comments in a row seemed to be regurgitated talking points that were just red herrings with respect to the point I was making. I knew that meant that somewhere a call had... [read more]

Updated Corn Ethanol Economics

June 24, 2008 by Robert Rapier
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Executive Summary: The current cost to produce a gallon of ethanol is approximately $3/gal. The current price of ethanol is $2.86/gal, which explains why ethanol producers are shutting down. If corn and natural gas prices remain high, I think ethanol has to rise to something like $3.40-$3.60/gal to make it worthwhile to ethanol... [read more]