Energy Costs and Agriculture

Heykoop, Jerry

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Energy;    Energy prices;    Agriculture;   

RP-ID  :  RL30943
RP-ID  :  RL30943 2001-04-24

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

U.S. agriculture is not an especially energy-intensive industry, but energy does account for about 6% of farm production costs. Additionally, farming is a highly mechanized industry and requires timely energy supplies at particular stages of the production cycle in order to achieve optimum yields. A substantial part of energy use by agriculture is indirect —embodied in the chemicals applied and machinery used on farms.