Federal Surplus Grain for Gasohol

Technical Report · Fri Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6248375· OSTI ID:6248375

Hagquist, Ronald F. ^[1]

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1. Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, Austin, TX (United States)

The status and outlook for the 1982 Bill allowing The Agriculture Secretary to sell or give gasohol producers excess commercial-quality corn are presented. About 2 million bushels of corn have now been awarded; 0.6 million bushels have been delivered to Texas processors. From this, about 1.6 million gallons of alcohol have been made. Gasohol sales in Texas have risen dramatically in 1982, increasing more than eightfold over the period from January through September to a level of over 3.5 million gallons monthly. Sales at this level represent a market penetration of about 0.4 percent of the Texas gasoline market and a gasoline tax loss to the state at an annualized rate of $2.1 million per year due to the state tax exemption for gasohol. It is concluded that the surplus grain stock program, if pursued, would have a relatively larger effect on grain markets than on motor fuel markets. The program, however, would have an enormous impact on the gasohol industry, more than doubling the amount of fuel alcohol being produced currently. The program will encourage the development of gasohol production capacity in Texas which currently is concentrated in the Midwest. (DMC)

• Research Organization: Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council, Austin, TX (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
• OSTI ID: 6248375
• Report Number(s): TENRAC/EP-83-001; ON: DE83902060
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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