| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 16 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Series |
A CBO paper |
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CBO papers.
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| Note |
Title from PDF title screen (viewed on Aug. 19, 2009). |
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"April 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Ethanol production in the United States -- The production subsidy -- Import tariffs -- Federal mandates -- Ethanol production and consumption under subsidies, tariffs, and mandates -- Ethanol production and food prices -- The increases price of corn -- The impact of higher corn prices on the cost of food -- Ethanol, food prices, and federal food assistance -- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and the Federal Child Nutrition Programs -- The Special Supplemental Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children -- Ethanol production and greenhouse-gas emissions -- Greenhouse-gas emissions during a fuel's life cycle -- Changes in land use. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Alcohol as fuel -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Biomass energy -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Energy crops -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Agriculture and energy -- United States.
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Corn -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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| Added Author |
United States. Congressional Budget Office.
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| Standard No. |
CBT /p266401coll4 CNTNT |
| Gpo Item No. |
1005-C (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
Y 10.2:ET 3 |
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