Ethanol transportation backgrounder: Expansion of US corn-based ethanol from the agricultural transportation perspective
Denicoff, MR
HERO ID
10285795
Reference Type
Technical Report
Year
2007
Language
English
| HERO ID | 10285795 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 |
| Title | Ethanol transportation backgrounder: Expansion of US corn-based ethanol from the agricultural transportation perspective |
| Authors | Denicoff, MR |
| Publisher Text | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Transportation and Marketing Division |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | Corn is currently the major source of ethanol production in the United States. This paper presents an overview of transportation issues that the rapidly expanding ethanol industry faces in the United States. It relates total ethanol production at the beginning of 2007, notes the impact on corn production and prices of demand for ethanol, and discusses what part of the United States produces most of the ethanol for this country. Some other facts include the following: railroads were the major mode of transportation for ethanol in 2005 and trucks were the second most frequent transportation mode for ethanol; rail freight is forecast to increase 88% between 2002 and 2035 (before ethanol production expansion); freight transportation by truck is forecast to double between 2002 and 2020 and truck driver shortages are expected to reach 219,00 by 2015 (before ethanol production expansion). |
| Doi | 10.9752/TS029.09-2007 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Number Of Pages | 30 |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |