Articles and publications available to the public
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Although much of the work done at FarmEcon LLC is client confidential, we do also publish work that is available to the public. Links to several articles, presentations, and papers are found below:
Papers and Studies:
Corn Price Supply-Use Ratio and Ethanol, December, 2010 (Elam-Meyer)
Iowa Turkey Federation Presentation, November, 2010
Ethanol Has Made the Traditional Feedgrain Balance Sheet Obsolete, Feedstuffs, November, 2010
Paper on Chicken Industry Competition, May, 2010
Projections of Global Meat Production Through 2050 (Feedstuffs)
Turkey Outlook, Poultry USA, 2-2006
Beef Imports Help the U.S. Cattle Industry (Calf News) 4-2005
AAEA Choices article on ethanol policy, 9/2009
Presentations and Presented Papers:
Global Meat Markets - Overview.pdf
Organic Beef and Dairy Paper, Tempe AZ, 2/22/07
Global Poultry Market Competition, U.S. Grains Council, Dead Sea, Jordan, 3/21/07
Work done (with Dr. Rod Preston) for the Growth Enhancement Technology Information Team:
Beef Technologies Website
Beef Technology Paper
Outlook Presentations:
Ethanol Production Outlook, 6/05
Turkey and Feed Outlook 4-26-05.pdf (NTF Annual Meeting)
U.S. Broiler and Feed Outlook October 24, 2006
Turkey and Feed Outlook (2-9-2008 NTF Annual Meeting)
Global Feed Outlook 10-2006 FarmEcon.com.pdf
U.S. Turkey Outlook - 2008
U.S. Turkey Outlook - 2009
U.S. Turkey Outlook - 2010
U.S. Turkey Outlook - 2011
International Poultry Exposition Presentation, Atlanta, 1/30/09
CPEPC broiler, turkey and egg outlook, Moncton NB, 6/9/09
Ethanol Papers:
Ethanol and recent corn prices - emerging relationships (Co-author Steve Meyers)
Ethanol Has Made the Traditional Feedgrain Balance Sheet Obsolete, 11-25-2010
Biofuel policy cost to the U.S. economy.pdf
Food editor's conference 4-7-08
Ethanol and Corn Prices.pdf
Fuel Ethanol Subsidies: An Economic Perspective
10 Food-Based Bio-Fuel Myths
Misc.
Sustainability paper