Agriculture's Supply and Demand for Energy and Energy Products
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Rising energy prices and changing energy and environmental policies have transformed the relationship between the energy and agriculture sectors. Traditionally, the
relationship has been one-way, with agriculture using energy products as an input in production; during the past decade, however, the energy sector’s use of agricultural products as renewable-fuel feedstocks has increased substantially. This report examines both sector and farm-level responses to changing market and policy drivers such as the increased production of biofuel crops and other sources of renewable energy, together with changes in production practices to economize on energy-based inputs
like fertilizer. We provide insight into how farmers have adapted to the changes and
update and provide new data on the evolving linkages between the energy and agricultural
sectors.