Review of grain based ethanol production effects on Australian livestock industries.
| Project start date: | 01 October 2007 |
| Project end date: | 29 May 2008 |
| Publication date: | 01 August 2008 |
| Project status: | Completed |
| Livestock species: | Grainfed cattle |
| Relevant regions: | National |
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Summary
Grain based ethanol production in Australia is currently very limited, despite Australian government taxation concessions until 2011, some start up assistance to selected plants, and various state government assistance programs. There are, however, publicly stated intentions by ethanol companies in Australia to substantially increase investment in grain based ethanol manufacture.
The implications of this growth in ethanol production for the grain dependent livestock industries in Australia have been the subject of a number of recent government reports and industry funded studies. However, there is a much larger body of documentation globally, which contains much technical information as well as economic assessments of the magnitude and implications of ethanol production based on grain usage.
This project reviewed the currently available material of most relevance to the grain based ethanol and grain dependent livestock industry interface in Australia, to provide a succinct baseline summary of the current state of knowledge and identify any information gaps and research requirements. MLA managed the project on behalf of the Feedgrain Partnership, which is a group of R&D funding
agencies covering the feedgrain supply chain in Australia.
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| Project manager: | Des Rinehart |
| Primary researcher: | Feedlot Services Australia Pty Limi |
