U.S. Federal Trade Commission "2008 Report on U.S. Ethanol Market Concentration"

GrainNet.com
Date Posted: November 18, 2008

Shows Industry Not Concentrated Enough to Coordinate Price or Output

The Commission has issued the report, “2008 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration.”
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This is the Commission’s fourth annual report on the state of ethanol production in the United States, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.

The report concludes that the U.S. fuel ethanol market, measured on the basis of production or capacity, remains unconcentrated.

As of September 2008, 160 firms produced ethanol in the United States – a one-year increase of 57 firms.

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