The small-scale ethanol production enterprise: arrangement and economics
1981
Leiner, F.T. | Braden, J.B.
Extract: The purpose of this paper is to examine, within an economic framework, the optimal arrangement of small-scale ethanol production. The first is on-farm production. Most observers believe that on-farm production will not be undertaken widely due to technical disadvantages, low product yields, and significant demands on the time of farm operators. The second option is a small specialized production unit which though not actually part of a farm operation, has direct ties to the local economy for its inputs and outputs. Local grain feedstocks would be used. Protein-rich by-products could be fed to livestock in a feedlot associated with the plant or on nearby farms. Finally, the alcohol produced might be used locally. It is this small specialized production unit which serves as the basis for our analysis.
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