Alcohol Fuels: Impacts From Increased Use of Ethanol Blended Fuels

RCED-90-156 Published: Jul 16, 1990. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 1990.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on: (1) the ethanol industry's capability to expand its production capacity; (2) the effects that expanded ethanol production could have on the agricultural sector and food prices; and (3) how increased production could affect certain aspects of the federal budget.

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