Brazil's Agricultural Land Use and Trade: Effects of Changes in Oil Prices and Ethanol Demand

Constanza Valdes ; Kim Hjort ; Ralph Seeley

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Brazil;    agriculture;    agricultural sector model;    agricultural commodities;    oil prices;    petroleum;    ethanol;    biofuels;    biofuel feedstocks;    cropping patterns;    cropland;    sugarcane;    crops;    livestock;    land use;    direct land use change;    indirect land use change;    Cerrados;    longrun changes in oil prices;    world commodity prices;   

RP-ID  :  ERR-210

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Because the supply and demand for ethanol are inexorably linked to that of petroleum, oil prices can affect production and land-use decisions for ethanol feedstocks and related agricultural commodities. This study examines the effects of longrun changes in oil prices on ethanol production in Brazil and resulting cropping patterns.