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Jan30

The transportation impacts of ethanol production

Permalink | 30/01/12 | Categories: Environment, Statistics | by: A Sharp English (UK)

I found an article in the Summer 2010 issue of the Journal of the Transportation Research Forum interesting. It is entitled, 'Transportation impacts of increased ethanol production: a Kansas case study' by Michael W. Babcock, and is on page 29.

In the 1980s and 1990s, most of the corn produced in Kansas travelled to destinations in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas by road. Some - 15%-20% - went by road to grain elevators then by rail for export or to other states. It was used for livestock feed. Sorghum produced in Kansas was consumed in Kansas (60%), with about 40% going by rail to Texas Gulf ports.

Since 2000, the destinations and mode of transport of the non-ethanol component (77.7% of the total crop) have remained the same, although volumes have changed.There has been a 50% increase in corn production, and a small decrease in the sorghum crop.

In 2008, 22.3% of the corn and sorghum produced in Kansas was sent by road to ethanol plants: 91% of this was converted within 100 miles of the production farm. 60% of the ethanol was exported by rail, especially to California and Texas but with smaller amounts to New Mexico, Arizona, New York and Washington. The rest went by road to Colorado (especially Denver), Oklahoma City, Kansas and Texas.

So there has been a 50% increase in the corn crop: about half of this increase now travels a short distance by road before being sent a longer distance by rail.

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