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Ethanol Production Profits in 2020: A Year Like No Other

January 27, 2021

Scott Irwin

The U.S. ethanol industry entered 2020 in a slump. The industry experienced a losing year in 2019 for the first time in seven years and the average ethanol plant lost over $2 million. The early months of 2020 were more…

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Carl Zulauf

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Gary Schnitkey

Krista Swanson

Nick Paulson

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Revised 2020 and 2021 Crop Budgets Indicate Higher Returns

January 26, 2021

Gary Schnitkey, Krista Swanson, Carl Zulauf, and Nick Paulson

Publications on farmdoc giving 2020 and 2021 returns for Illinois grain crops have been revised since their last release in October 2020. Three changes have been made: 1) corn and soybean prices for 2020 and 2021 have been increased, 2)…

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Trying to Reason with Parchment Barriers on the Other Side of a Nightmare

January 22, 2021

Jonathan Coppess

At noon on January 20, 2021, the American experiment in self-government passed a crucial, difficult test: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. took the Oath of Office and became President of the United States two weeks to the day after the most…

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Brenna Ellison

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Melissa Ocepek

Have Consumers’ Food Values Changed During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

January 21, 2021

Brenna Ellison and Melissa Ocepek

There are many factors that influence consumers’ food purchasing decisions – taste, price, appearance, environmental impact, etc. Researchers and marketers alike are interested in the weight consumers place on these different factors, also referred to as “food values”. While research…

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Scott Irwin

Recent Trends in the Operational Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry

January 20, 2021

Scott Irwin

The operational efficiency of any industry is key to long-term profitability, no less so for the U.S. ethanol industry. Surprisingly little information is available in the public domain on this important aspect of ethanol production in the U.S. Fortunately, the…

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Carl Zulauf

Gary Schnitkey

Krista Swanson

Nick Paulson

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Ryan Batts

Weekly Farm Economics

Release of the 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool

January 19, 2021

Gary Schnitkey, Ryan Batts, Krista Swanson, Nick Paulson, and Carl Zulauf

The 2021 Crop Insurance Decision Tool has been released to aid in crop insurance decisions. It is a Microsoft Excel workbook that can be downloaded from farmdoc. One sheet in this workbook provides farmer-paid premiums for different federally-regulated policies administered…

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Brad Zwilling

Coronavirus (Covid-19) and Ag

Evie Hanson

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What Changes Are in the New Stimulus Bill That Affect Farmers?

January 15, 2021

Bradley Zwilling and Evie Hanson

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) of 2021 was signed into law. There were many items in this legislation that affected farmers. There were changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) advance…

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