Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Agriculture

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Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on U.S. Agriculture

Bioenergy Research in the U.S.

ORNL Bioenergy Feedstock Development Program

Bioenergy Crops

Bioenergy Crops--Switchgrass

Bioenergy Crop Production Regions

Bioenergy Crops--Hybrid Poplar

Bioenergy Crops--Willow

Economic Analysis

Analytic Goals

POLYSYS Model

POLYSYS Model

POLYSYS Model

Conservation Reserve Program

Results of Two Scenarios

Scenario 1: Bioenergy Crop Production (million hectares)

Scenario 2: Bioenergy Crop Production (million hectares)

Scenario 1: Net Change in Crop Production (million hectares)

Scenario 2: Net Change in Crop Production (million hectares)

Change in Crop Prices

Changes in Net Farm Returns (billion US dollars)

Scenario 1: Bioenergy Crop Production Regions

Scenario 2: Bioenergy Crop Production Regions

Energy Equivalents

Author: Marie Walsh

Email: walshme@ornl.gov

Home Page: http://bioenergy.ornl.gov