Cornell University
Library
Cornell UniversityLibrary

eCommons

Help
Log In(current)
  1. Home
  2. Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
  3. Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  4. Applied Economics Research
  5. Dyson School Working Papers
  6. Implications of Growing Biofuels Demands on Northeast Livestock Feed Costs

Implications of Growing Biofuels Demands on Northeast Livestock Feed Costs

File(s)
Cornell_Dyson_wp0710.pdf (427.15 KB)
Permanent Link(s)
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/57931
Collections
Dyson School Working Papers
Author
Schmit, Todd M.
Verteramo, Leslie J.
Tomek, William G.
Abstract

The relationship between complete-feed prices and ingredient prices are estimated to analyze the effect of higher commodity prices on feed costs, with particular attention to the substitutability of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Using an historical positive price correlation between corn and DDGS, each $1/ton increase in the price of corn increases feed costs between $0.45 and $0.59 per ton across livestock sectors. Assuming a negative long-run price correlation reduces these marginal feed costs to between $0.11 and $0.36. Overall, DDGS cost savings are relatively limited and insufficient to offset the impact of other higher-priced feedstocks.

Description
WP 2007-10 Revised: August 2008
Date Issued
2008-08
Publisher
Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Type
article

Site Statistics | Help

About eCommons | Policies | Terms of use | Contact Us

copyright © 2002-2026 Cornell University Library | Privacy | Web Accessibility Assistance