A. U.S. Ethanol Policy. B. U.S. Ethanol Industry Capacity. C. U.S. Ethanol Prices, Costs & Profits. E. Key Ethanol Related Research

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U.S. Ethanol Market Outlook Kansas Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers Annual Meeting February 24, 2012 Ethanol Policy & Markets A. U.S. Ethanol Policy B. U.S. Ethanol Industry Capacity C. U.S. Ethanol Prices, Costs & Profits D. Ethanol s Impact on U.S. Corn Markets Daniel O Brien, Ph.D. Extension Agricultural Economist Kansas State t University it E. Key Ethanol Related Research F. Thoughts on the Future reof U.S. US Ethanol U.S. Ethanol Policy: Gasohol & MTBE Concerns re: MTBE Water Contamination Gasohol (10% ethanol) available in U.S. since late 1970s MTBE & The History of Ethanol o Demand for grain based ethanol spurred by the discovery that MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether) was contaminating groundwater supplies MTBE use as an oxygenate additive was widespread due to mandates of the U.S. Clean Air Act amendments of 1992 intended to reduce carbon monoxide emissions in U.S. cities & elsewhere. o MTBE use in gasoline was banned din almost 20 states by 2006. U.S. gasoline suppliers worried about widespread, costly litigation In2005the US U.S. Congress refused to provide legal protection for MTBE

U.S. Ethanol Policy: Ethanol Expands Result: Expanding U.S. Ethanol Production Capacity o Corn based ethanol is the primary substitute for MTBE o Low U.S. corn prices during 2000 2006, staying near $2.00 per bu. o Supported by U.S. Energy Policy initiatives 2005 US U.S. Energy Policy Act o Expansion of ethanol driven by federal legislation aimed to reduce oil consumption & enhance energy security o Established a nationwide renewable fuels standard (RFS) requiring use of 7.5 billion US gallons of renewable fuel by 2012 2007 Energy Independence d & Security At Act o Raised the RFS to 36 billion gal. of annual renewable fuel use by 2022 o Corn based ethanol (conventional biofuel) is essentially capped at 15 billion gallons by 2015 U.S. Ethanol: Import Tariffs Ethanol Import Tariff o Since 1980s, U.S. ethanol producers have been protected by a $0.54 / gallon tariff on imports mainly intended to curb Brazilian sugarcane ethanol imports. o The tariff has been intended to offset the federal tax credit that is applied to ethanol no matter its country of origin Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Import Tariff Exclusion o Several Caribbean countries have been importing Brazilian hydrated ethanol, reprocessing it into anhydrous ethanol, and then re exporting it to the United States They avoid the 2.5% duty and the $0.54 /gal. tariff o Quota set at 7% of U.S. ethanol consumption approved by CBI & free trade agreements U.S. Ethanol: Blender s Credits Ethanol Blender s Credit o Since 2004 blenders of transportation fuel had received a tax credit for each gallon of ethanol they mix with regular gasoline. o Blenders received a US$0.45 per gallon tax credit for ethanol that is blended with gasoline, regardless of the feedstock o Small ethanol producers received an additional US$0.10 on the first 15 million US gallons produced US U.S. Policy Regarding Ethanol Tax Credits o Current tax credits are based on the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the 2008 Food, Conservation and Energy Act, and the 2008 Energy Improvement & Extension Act o On June 16, 2011, the U.S. Congress approved voted to repeal both the tax credit and the tariff on ethanol, but this bill failed o The tax credit expired on December 31, 2011 U.S. Ethanol Capacity & Production year15 Billion gallons / 18 13 10 8 5 3 0 Source: Renewable Fuels Association 0.5 0.0 1.4 5.5 2.1 5.6 13.5 14.2 1.8 11.9 0.8 10.6 0.6 0.5 7.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 5.5 27 31 3.6 4.3 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1 Plant Capacity Expansion Annual Production

EPA Blending Mandates for 2012 Total Renewable Fuels Actual Gallons EPA Corn Starch Equivalent Gallons +Corn starch Ethanol 13.2 bln. gal. 13.2 bln. gal. + Advanced Biofuels 2.0 bln. gal. 2.0 bln. gal. (see below) = Total Renewable Fuels 15.2 bln. gal. 15.2 bln. gal. U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production Weekly, June 4, 2010 thru February 10, 2012 Advanced Biofuels + Biomass based Diesel 1.0 ( 1.33) bln. gal. *1.5 ( 1.99) bln. gal. + Cellulosic Biofuel 8.65 million gal. 10.45 million gal. Advanced Biofuels 2.0 bln. gal. 2.0 bln. gal.

Ethanol Price, Cost & Profits ISU Eh Ethanol Plant Model dl( (January 2005 February 17, 2012) $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 $0.00 ($0.50) Cost $2.26 Price $2.08 Net ($0.18) $ Per Gallon of Ethanol Jan 05 May 05 Sep 05 Jan 06 May 06 Sep 06 Jan 07 May 07 Sep 07 Jan 08 May 08 Sep 08 Jan 09 May 09 Sep 09 Jan 10 May 10 Sep 10 Jan 11 May 11 Sep 11 Jan 12 Profit Loss $/gal Ethanol $/gal Ethanol Breakeven $/gal Ethanol Revenues & Net Returns ISU Eh Ethanol Plant Model dl( (January 2005 February 17, 2012) $4.50 Preliminary February 2012 $4.00 Ethanol = $2.08 08/g DDGS = $0.59 /g $3.50 $3.00 $2.50 $2.00 $1.50 $1.00 $0.50 Net ($0.06) $ Per Gallon of Ethanol $0.00 ($0.50) Jan 05 May 05 Sep 05 Jan 06 May 06 Sep 06 Jan 07 May 07 Sep 07 Jan 08 May 08 Sep 08 Jan 09 May 09 Sep 09 Jan 10 May 10 Sep 10 Jan 11 May 11 Sep 11 Jan 12 DDGS Revenue$/gal Ethanol Revenue $/gal Profit Loss $/gal

Ethanol DDGS & Corn Input Prices ISU Eh Ethanol Plant Model dl( (January 2005 February 17, 2012) Monthly CBOT Corn Futures Monthly Continuous Chart: December 2002 January 2012 ton DDGS $ / t $500 $450 $400 $350 $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0 $6.45 $186 Corn$ Feb. '12 $6.31 / bu $7.21 $209 DDGS$ Feb. '12 $194 /ton Jan 05 May 05 Sep 05 Jan 06 May 06 Sep 06 Jan 07 May 07 Sep 07 Jan 08 May 08 Sep 08 Jan 09 May 09 Sep 09 Jan 10 May 10 Sep 10 Jan 11 May 11 Sep 11 Jan 12 May 12 $10.00 $9.00 $8.00 $7.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 Co orn $ / bus shel DDGS $/ton Corn $/bu Monthly CBOT Ethanol Futures Monthly Continuous Chart: December 2002 January 2012 2.75 2.5 CBOT Ethanol Futures Closes on February 23, 2012 Futures projecting a decline in ethanol prices into Fall 2012 corn harvest 2.25 $2.21 $2.2323 $2.27 $2.28 $2.31 $2.30 $2.25 $2.17 $2.13 $2.12 2 1.75 1.5 2006 Feb bʹ12 rʹ12 Mar rʹ12 Apr May yʹ12 June eʹ12 July yʹ12 Aug gʹ12 Sep pʹ12 tʹ12 Oct Nov vʹ12 Dec cʹ12

JULY 2012 ecbot Ethanol Futures July 8, 2009 through February 22, 2012 High close of $2.76 5 on Aug. 29, 2011 Up since $1.63 /gal. on April 4, 2010 Low: $1.63 4/5/10 High: $2.76 5 on 8/30/11 Low: $2.13 12/15/11 Close of $2.305 on Feb. 22, 2012 U.S. Corn Supply Demand USDA WASDE Report: February 9, 2012 MY 2009/10 MY 2010/11 MY 2011/12 Planted Ac. (mln.) 86.4 88.2 91.9 HarvestedAc(mln) (mln.) 79.5 81.4 84.0 Yield (bu./ac.) Record High 164.7 152.8 147.2 Beginning Stocks 1,673 1,708 1,128 Production Record 13,092 12,447 12,358 Total Supplies Record 14,774 14,182 13,501 Ethanol 4,591 5,021 5,000 Other Food, Seed, Ind. 1,370 1,407 1,410 Exports 1,980 1,835 1,700 Feed & Residual 5,125 4,793 4,600 Total Use 13,066 13,055 12,705 End Stocks (%S/U) (13.1%) 1,708 (8.6%) 1,128 (6.3%) 801 U.S. Avg. Farm $ $3.55 $5.18 $5.80-$6.60 hels illion Bus Mi U.S. Corn Use & End Stocks MY 2004/05 thru MY 2011/12 February 9, 2012 USDA WASDE Report 12,000 5000 4,591 5,021 5,000 Ethanol 1,323 1,603 2,119 3,049 3,709 10,000 Exports 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2,114 1,967 1,304 1,980 1,624 1,673 1,708 1,835 1,700 5,125 4,793 4,600 1,128 801 Feed & Residual Other FSI End Stocks Billion Bu ushels 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 U.S. Corn Ethanol FSI Use February 9, 2012 USDA WASDE Report Forecast 2011/12 Ethanol Corn Use: 5.000 billion bu. (39% of U.S. Corn Use) 2006/07 Ethanol-related Use of Corn: 2.12 billion bu. (19% of U.S. Corn Use) 0.53 0.43 0.52 0.63 1.00 1.32 2.12 3.05 5.02 459 4.59 500 5.00 3.71 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Marketing Years Marketing Year Other FSI Use (Non ethanol) Ethanol Use

U.S. Grain Sorghum Supply USDA WASDE Report: February 9, 2012 upply Demand MY 2009/10 MY 2010/11 MY 2011/12 Planted Acres (mln.) 66 6.6 54 5.4 5.55 Harvested Ac. (mln.) 5.5 4.8 3.9 Yield (bu./ac.) 69.4 71.8 54.6 Beginning Stocks 55 41 27 Production 383 346 214 Total Supplies 438 387 242 Food, Seed, Industrial 90 85 90 Exports 166 150 60 Feed & Residual 141 124 65 Total Use 396 359 215 End Stocks (%S/U) (10.4%) 41 (7.5%) 27 (12.5%) 27 U.S. Avg. Farm $ $3.22 $5.02 $5.70-$6.50 U.S. Milo Use & End Stocks MY 2004/05 thru MY 2011/12 February 9, 2012 USDA WASDE Report Biodiesel Price, Cost & Profits ISU Biodiesel Plant Model dl(april 2007 January 2012) hels illion Bus Mi 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 95 277 90 143 85 166 150 90 233 141 60 124 65 57 66 32 53 55 41 27 27 Food, Seed & Industrial Use Exports Feed + Residual End Stocks $ Per Gallon of Ethanol $6.50 $5.50 $4.50 $3.50 $2.50 $1.50 $0.50 ($0.50) Apr 07 Jul 07 Oct 07 Jan 08 Apr 08 Jul 08 Oct 08 Jan 09 Apr 09 Jul 09 Oct 09 Jan 10 Apr 10 Jul 10 Oct 10 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Oct 11 Jan 12 Price $4.69/g Cost $4.46/g Net $0.23/g Marketing Years Profit Loss $/gal Biodiesel $/gal Biodiesel Breakeven $/gal

Biodiesel Input Prices ISU Biodiesel Plant Model dl(a (April 2007 January 2012) Impact of VEETC Removal on E 10 & E 85 (Wisner, ISU) Price per Pou und $0.70 $0.60 $0.50 $0.40 $0.30 $0.20 $0.38 $0.62 $0.56 $0.50 $0.21 $0.20 $0.10 $0.00 Apr 07 Jul 07 Oct 07 Jan 08 Apr 08 Jul 08 Oct 08 Jan 09 Apr 09 Jul 09 Soybean Oil $/lb. Oct 09 Jan 10 Apr 10 Jul 10 Oct 10 Jan 11 Apr 11 Jul 11 Methanol $/lb. Oct 11 Jan 12 Likely a small impact on E 10 Larger impact on E 85 markets Brazilian Ethanol Imports / Exports Impact of Brazilian Ethanol Exports on the U.S. o The flow of ethanol either into (imports) or out of (exports) Brazil is a key issue of economic profitability for the U.S. ethanol industry o Brazilian ethanol exports to the U.S. count against the U.S. RFS (Renewable Fuels Standard) d) competing directly with the US U.S. domestic ethanol production industry for RFS coverage Brazil has Not Exported Large Amounts of Ethanol Recently o Due to high World sugar market prices It is more profitable for Brazil to produce sugar for human consumption for the Brazilian sugar cane industry than to produce ethanol for domestic & export purposes IF Brazilian Ethanol Exports Become Profitable. o Would likely hurt market prices & profitability of U.S. ethanol industry The Impact of Ethanol & Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History Bruce Babcock & Jacinto Fabiosa, Iowa State University / CARD A. The rise & fall of U.S. corn prices during 2006-2009 would have happened even without U.S. ethanol production expansion B. The 2005-2007 U.S. ethanol expansion would have occurred even without U.S. ethanol subsidies due to a. Low corn prices b. The phase-out of MTBE c. High crude oil prices

The Impact of Ethanol & Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History (more) C. U.S. corn prices rose from $2.06 /bu. in 2004 by an average of $1.65 /bu in 2006-09 D. Of the $1.65 /bu increase in 2006-09.. 09 a. $0.14 /bu (8%) from ethanol subsidies b. $0.45 /bu (28%) from market-based expansion in U.S. ethanol industry c. $1.06 /bu (64%) from all other non-ethanol related market factors U.S. Biofuels Baseline & Impact of Extending $0.45/gal Blenders Credit Meyer, Binfield & Westhoff, June 2011, University of Missouri / FAPRI 2011 FAPRI (MO) Baseline Grain & Biofuel Market Projection Assumed Current U.S. Biofuels Policy, with expiration in January 2012 of. o $0.45 /gallon ethanol tax credit (i.e., Blenders Credits ) o $0.54 / gallon special ethanol import tariff o $1.00 / gallon diesel fuel credit o Cellulosic ethanol production credits Question: Impact of extending ethanol blenders credits & import tariffs?? 2011 FAPRI Study Results depend on.. 1) Macroeconomic conditions o As of January 2011 in this study 2) How biofuels policies are implemented & market development occurs 3) Annual waivers of cellulosic biofuels mandate o Total and advanced biofuels mandates reduced in concert o Issuance of waiver credits setting price for cellulosic ethanol RIN certificates 4) Most of U.S. advance biofuels not included in either cellulosic ethanol or bio-based diesel mandates is imported sugarcane ethanol Impact of Extending Blender s Credits More results from Study by Meyer, Binfield & Westhoff, June 2011 I. Extending the Blenders Credit & Import Tariff leads to a)expanded U.S. ethanol production up 1.2 billion gallons per year, using an addition 440 million bu. annually b)higher U.S. corn prices increased $0.18 / bushel c)more U.S. corn area up 1.7 million acres per year d)less U.S. soybean area down 800,000000 acres per year (biodiesel credits not extended)

Impact of Extending Blender s Credits II. Extending the ethanol Blenders Credit & Import Tariff leads to a)higher Ethanol Wholesale Rack prices b)lower Ethanol Retail prices A share of the blenders credit is passed back to biofuel producers, while a share is passed on to consumers. o o Some of the decline in retail prices is a result of saturation of the low-level ethanol blends markets For the E-85 market to expand, the E-85 retail price paid by consumers must move below energy equivalence for a period of time Thoughts: The Future of U.S. Ethanol Less U.S. government financial support for domestic ethanol production in the future o Tighter federal budgets o Uncertainty about the U.S. public s acceptance of government / EPA environmental & energy regulation in the future Expansion of U.S. ethanol production likely to moderate / slow down in the future o Impact of declining financial support & protectionist policy from the U.S. government in coming years o U.S. ethanol industry likely to enter a maturity phase Low cost, efficient producers or those with strategic input/outputmarket advantagessurvivesurvive More Thoughts Re: Ethanol Future Economics of Ethanol Dependent on Long Term Health of U.S. Economy o Energy prices & ethanol profits follow +/ trends in U.S. economy o IF a second recessionary phase occurs in the U.S. US in next few years, THEN demand & price of gasoline would be negatively affected Could hurt U.S. ethanol industry profitability as did US U.S. economic problems in later 2008 early 2009 The U.S. Ethanol Industry is an Uber Competitive Competitive Groupof of Entrepreneurs o Even with likely cutbacks in U.S. government support, U.S. ethanol industry would be expected to strongly compete & innovate to gain technical efficiencies for the sake of its economic sustainability Questions? Daniel M. O Brien, Ph.D. Extension Agricultural Economist K-State Research & Extension Grain Market Analysis information is available on www.agmanager.info