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Biofuels And Rural Economic Development In Latin America Final
1. Biofuels and Rural Economic
Development in Latin America
and the Caribbean
Authors in alphabetical order:
José Falck-Zepeda, Siwa Msangi, Timothy
Sulser, and Patricia Zambrano
Selected Paper #470282 prepared for presentation at the American Agricultural
Economics Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, July 27-29, 2008
2. Objectives
• Examine current agricultural capacity in the Latin
American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries to
supply materials or feedstocks and thus obtain
estimates for the production of biofuels.
• Examine potential impacts that large-scale expansion
of biofuels production in LAC countries would have on
food and energy balances, food security, the
environment and the welfare of the rural poor in the
region.
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3. Components
1. Indicator approach to measure feedstock
production, biofuel “theoretical” potential and
institutional limitations to biofuel expansion
2. Quantitative –forward looking- approach using
IFPRI‟s IMPACT-WATER model
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4. List of Latin American and Caribbean
Countries and their associated groupings
Regional definitions in Countries within aggregate regions in
model IFPRI’s IMPACT-WATER model and
analysis
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Mexico
Peru
Uruguay
Central America and Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El
Caribbean* Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Nicaragua, Panamá
Central-South America Bolivia, Paraguay
Northern-South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Notes: * other countries include Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Saint Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines.
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5. Diagnostic of the Current Crop Situation in LAC:
An Indicator Approach
Feedstock Production Ethanol / Ethanol / LAC Share Largest LAC Share of
LAC (Tons) Biodiesel Biodiesel of Total Producer’s Largest World’s
yield per yield per Production Share of Total Producer (%)
ton of hectare (lts (%) Production
feedstock / ha) (%)
(lts/ton)
Ethanol
Sugarcane 594,457,243 75-83 5,300- 9,000 45 29 29
Maize 72,417,355 300 - 375 2,500-3,100 13 6 40
Cassava 33,368,000 200 5,000-6,000 17 12 19
Potatoes 15,799,000 650-830 5 1 22
Sugar Beet 2,845 100 5,000-5,500 1.2 <1.2 13
Wheat 25,548 336 2,500 4 2 16
Biodiesel
Palm Oil 1,548,032 335 4,000-6,000 5 2 46
Rapeseed 100,412 610 1,000–1,200 0.2 0.1 30
Soybeans 84,968,431 305 500-700 44 24 40
Cottonseed 2,373,298 275 350-600 6 5 29
Notes: a) Table is author‟s estimations based on data from FAOSTAT (2007), b) Includes all
countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and is the average for the period 2001-2005.
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6. Current productions and share of current production selected target
crops to meet mandatory or stated ethanol standards using yield per ton
of feedstock
Ethanol Sugarcane Cassava Maize
Country Mandatory Ethanol 100% % of 100% % of 100% % of
or stated required production current production current production current
blending (1,000 lts)
from production from production from production
standards targeted to meet targeted to meet targeted to meet
(as %) crop blending crop blending crop blending
destined for standards destined for standards destined for standards
ethanol ethanol ethanol
(1,000 lts) (1,000 lts) (1,000 lts)
Argentina 5% 246,493 1,257,895 20 29,565 834 5,820,222 4
Bolivia 20% 137,797 172,254 80 63,088 218 232,708 59
Brazil 23% 3,704,658 26,832,202 14 4,150,064 89 14,465,627 26
Chile - - - - - 465,036 0
Colombia 10% 538,032 2,547,799 21 336,048 160 594,013 91
Costa Rica 7% 55,065 247,328 22 54,940 100 4,745 1161
Dominican 5% 67,746 335,152 20 17,852 379 13,667 496
Rep.
Ecuador - 408,327 0 15,901 0 285,096 0
El Salvador 9% 50,657 303,234 17 3,214 1576 232,073 22
Guatemala 10% 106,874 1,172,087 9 2,783 3841 370,805 29
Honduras 30% 129,795 357,668 36 2,732 4752 165,473 78
Mexico 10% 3,411,838 3,014,932 113 4,174 81742 6,995,840 49
Nicaragua - 259,947 0 18,471 0 182,842 0
Panama 10% 54,658 110,862 49 4,888 1118 30,904 177
Paraguay 20% 45,028 233,249 19 865,770 5 347,246 13
Peru 8% 86,430 478,869 18 167,246 52 439,756 20
Uruguay - 9,672 0 - - 76,431 0
Venezuela 10% 1,209,386 618,444 196 92,096 1313 716,819 169
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7. Current productions and share of current production selected target crops
to meet mandatory or stated biodiesel standards using yield per ton of
feedstock
Oil Palm Soybeans Cotton seed
Country Mandatory Biodiesel 100% % of current 100% % of current 100% % of current
/ projected requiremen production production production production to production production
standards ts (Million from targeted to meet from targeted meet blending from targeted to meet
(as %) lts/year) crop destined blending crop destined standards crop destined blending
for biodiesel standards for biodiesel for biodiesel standards
(Million lts) (Million lts) (Million lts)
Argentina 0.05 331.85 - - 6,668 5 33.3 996
Bolivia 0.1 46.3 - - 323 14 8.2 563
Brazil 0.05 1366.25 114.9 1189 9,776 14 221.1 618
Chile 0 - - - - - -
Colombia 0.05 102.9 624.2 17 15 704 10.9 943
Costa Rica 0 141.3 0.0 - - 0.03 0.0
Dominican 0 33.1 0.0 - - - -
Rep.
Ecuador 0 374.0 0 18 - 0.3 0.0
El Salvador 0 - - 0 - 0.2 0.0
Guatemala 0 123.6 0 7 - 0.3 0.0
Honduras 0 238.6 0 31 - 0.2 0.0
Mexico 0 46.6 0 1 - 30.9 0.0
Nicaragua 0 11.8 0 0 - 0.3 0.0
Panama 0 13.4 0 259 - - -
Paraguay 0 26.4 0 1 - 23.7 0.0
Peru 0 40.5 0 0 - 6.9 0.0
Uruguay 0.05 26.1 - - 71 37 - -
Venezuela 0.05 83.8 61.0 137 1 11,963.3 2.01 4029
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8. Current production and maximum share of ethanol demand satisfied
with selected crops using yield per ton of feedstock
Sugarcane Cassava Maize
Country Ethanol If 100% % of current If 100% % of current If 100% % of current
requirements production ethanol production ethanol production ethanol
(1,000 from demand from demand from demand
lts/year) targeted potentially met targeted potentially targeted potentially
crop was with current crop was met with crop was met with
destined for production destined for current destined for current
ethanol (1,00 ethanol production ethanol production
lts) (1,00 lts) (1,00 lts)
Argentina 4,929,870 1,257,895 26% 29,565 1% 5,820,222 118%
Bolivia 688,985 172,254 25% 63,088 9% 232,708 34%
Brazil 16,107,211 26,832,202 167% 4,150,064 26% 14,465,627 90%
Chile 2,823,754 - 0% - 0% 465,036 16%
Colombia 5,380,323 2,547,799 47% 336,048 6% 594,013 11%
Costa Rica 786,637 247,328 31% 54,940 7% 4,745 1%
Dominican 1,354,914 335,152 25% 17,852 1% 13,667 1%
Rep.
Ecuador 2,429,080 408,327 17% 15,901 1% 285,096 12%
El Salvador 562,852 303,234 54% 3,214 1% 232,073 41%
Guatemala 1,068,741 1,172,087 110% 2,783 0% 370,805 35%
Honduras 432,650 357,668 83% 2,732 1% 165,473 38%
Mexico 34,118,379 3,014,932 9% 4,174 0% 6,995,840 21%
Nicaragua 225,141 259,947 115% 18,471 8% 182,842 81%
Panama 546,577 110,862 20% 4,888 1% 30,904 6%
Paraguay 225,141 233,249 104% 865,770 385% 347,246 154%
Peru 1,108,073 478,869 43% 167,246 15% 439,756 40%
Uruguay 337,711 9,672 3% - 0% 76,431 23%
Venezuela 12,093,860 618,444 5% 92,096 1% 716,819 6%
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9. Graphical Schematic of Quantitative
Modeling Components
Energy
Modeling
Ag
Sector Production Area, Yield Exogenous
Model Assumptions
Trade Environment
Equilibrium Crude oil
Balance Food/Feed GDP Transport prices
Ag Revenue Energy
Demand
Popn demand Feasible
Other Demand Domestic
(exog)
Biofuel Prodn
Price Consumption
conversion
technology
Welfare Biofuel
Food Costs Nutritional status Feedstock
Analysis Demand imports
Overall Welfare
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10. Scenarios biofuel expansion
Scenario interactions
Type of biofuels Growth Rate
Stable
Expansion in
biodiesel
only Fast
Baseline scenario
Target crop growth Expansion in Stable
unrelated to biofuel bioethanol
expansion only Fast
Expansion in Stable
both
bioethanol
and biodiesel Fast
6 scenarios in which type of biofuels interacts with growth rate are compared to the baseline
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11. Percent differences with respect to baseline prices of
feedstock commodities expressed as 2025 World Prices
Commodity Ethanol Ethanol Biodiesel Biodiesel Ethanol Ethanol
Stable Fast Stable Fast and and
Growth Growth Growth in Growth in Biodiesel Biodiesel
in LAC in LAC LAC LAC Stable Fast
Growth in Growth in
LAC LAC
Wheat 55.0 55.9 0.1 0.1 55.4 56.4
Maize 86.5 85.4 0.2 0.2 84.2 86.3
Cassava 253.1 311.9 0.2 0.2 295.4 318.4
Sugar 87.3 87.7 0.1 0.1 87.3 88.0
Oils* 8.5 8.2 2.3 2.5 10.5 10.9
Notes: 1) Source: IMPACT-WATER projections, 2) In the case Oils, what is shown is a
composite price of various oil commodities
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12. Percentage difference with respect to baseline in irrigated production of
ethanol feedstock crops under stable ethanol growth in LAC (in year
2025)
Country Wheat Maize Sugarcane
Argentina 6.7 8.8 15.5
Brazil 7.3 7.4
Central America and the 4.1 9.4 11.0
Caribbean
Central – South America 11.0
Chile 4.1 10.5
Colombia 4.8 10.1 13.9
Ecuador 4.1 10.5 11.0
Mexico 1.9 6.9 14.0
Northern – South America 4.1 10.5 11.0
Peru 4.1 10.5 7.0
Uruguay 4.1 10.5 11.0
Note: IMPACT-WATER projections
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13. Projection of Maize and Sugarcane Area in Latin America
(Baseline Growth
Maize Sugarcane
Note: IMPACT-WATER projections
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14. Changes in net trade from baseline for year 2025 of
Ethanol and Biodiesel feedstock commodities under various
scenarios (000 mt)
Countries
Ethanol Biodiesel
Stable Growth scenarios Wheat Maize Cassava Sugar Oils
Argentina 3231 1397 -1509 937 68
Brazil 2040 21362 17361 -83096 -398
Central America and the Caribbean 353 1654 714 3997 40
Central – South America 184 804 3656 500 10
Chile 482 413 0 292 16
Colombia 179 -3538 446 1913 34
Ecuador 79 124 158 462 12
Mexico 1315 3359 48 5386 65
Northern – South America 201 1253 442 963 17
Peru 268 899 686 801 20
Uruguay 101 130 1 46 2
Ethanol Biodiesel
Fast Growth scenarios Wheat Maize Cassava Sugar Oils
Argentina 3286 -431 -16644 863 -60
Brazil 2065 21090 20143 -83703 -384
Central America and the Caribbean 354 666 826 3932 4
Central – South America 186 781 4226 497 11
Chile 488 389 0 290 -1
Colombia 182 -8006 -705 1681 -62
Ecuador 80 113 184 460 13
Mexico 1339 3773 54 5394 70
Northern – South America 204 1219 511 957 18
Peru 271 431 794 779 21
Uruguay 103 127 1 45 2
Note: IMPACT-WATER projections
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15. Baseline Child Malnourishment levels in year 2025
and Differences from Baseline under Scenarios
Countries Baseline Ethanol Biodiesel Combined
(000 expansion Expansion Ethanol +
children) (%) (%) Biodiesel
expansion (%)
Argentina 476 10.8 0.3 11.2
Brazil 2415 13.1 0.4 13.6
Central America 965 24.9 0.4 25.3
and the
Caribbean
Central – South 346 16.2 0.3 16.8
America
Chile 135 81.1 2.1 83.9
Colombia 201 16.6 0.6 17.3
Ecuador 261 121.0 1.4 121.4
Mexico 276 29.2 0.6 29.9
Northern – South 92 83.5 1.4 86.3
America
Peru 41 13.2 0.3 13.5
Note: IMPACT-WATER projections
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16. Baseline per capita calorie availability in year 2025 and
percentage difference from baseline under scenarios
Countries Baseline Ethanol Biodiesel Combined
(Kcal/cap/day) expansion expansion Ethanol +
(%) (%) Biodiesel
expansion (%)
Argentina 3454 -6.0 -0.2 -6.2
Brazil 3483 -7.3 -0.2 -7.6
Central America and 2679 -11.0 -0.2 -11.2
the Caribbean
Central – South 2437 -10.0 -0.2 -10.3
America
Chile 3137 -10.9 -0.2 -11.1
Colombia 2893 -9.1 -0.2 -9.4
Ecuador 2990 -9.4 -0.4 -9.7
Mexico 3637 -12.6 -0.2 -12.7
Northern – South 2709 -10.2 -0.2 -10.5
America
Peru 2756 -9.6 -0.2 -9.9
Uruguay 3149 -7.9 -0.2 -8.1
Note: IMPACT-WATER projections
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17. Conclusions: Indicator Approach
• Most countries in Latin America continue to lag behind in terms of
productivity, with a few exceptions.
• From a technical and productivity standpoint, the best crops in which to base
biofuel expansion will continue to be sugarcane and palm oil trees.
• Most countries in Latin America will not have a production constraint in
terms of meeting mandatory blends requirements, however, if the goal is to
obtain energy independence, this result only holds for a few countries,
• Biofuel expansion is not likely to have a binding land production constraint in
Latin America, with a few exceptions.
• Contrast conclusions with potential social and economic consequences of
expanding biofuel into fragile lands and ecosystems, potential impacts on
land displacement of resource poor farmers and others
• Pressing need to:
• Invest in agriculture and agricultural productivity
• Research appropriate social policies to mitigate impact of food prices and biofuels expansion
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18. Conclusions: Forward looking IMPACT
quantitative approach
• Brazil will continue to be the major player in the ethanol market in the future
as it is likely to expand its ethanol exports to meet growing demand in other
countries including some in Latin America.
• Countries such as Argentina and Colombia will likely continue their biofuel
expansion plans, although our estimate show that they will not likely meet
their demand based on current production potential.
• Our simulations show that biofuel impacts on food security and malnutrition
will likely happen in those countries where the feedstock used for biofuel
production is a critical component of a major share of the population, other
things equal.
• An example of this potential is Mexico and most of the Central America region, where a high
proportion of the diet is composed of maize.
• These results do not consider potential gains from additional income from increased maize
(or feedstock) prices in those households who may commercialize surplus production
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19. Policy issues and recommendations
• Biofuel expansion may (still) bring significant benefits in terms of opening
possibilities and production alternatives for farmers in Latin American.
• To maximize the benefits and to avoid the pitfalls, Latin American countries
must carefully assess this policy alternative before embarking in an activity
that has the potential to change its agriculture.
• Consider food supplementation programs and other targeted programs to address the most
vulnerable households in a country, if current feedstock production possibilities and
conditions remain fairly constant.
• Implement policies to adjust management of grain stocks to reduce price and quantity
fluctuations that tend to affect most, vulnerable households
• Accelerate plans to modernize agriculture even further and to expand its production and
productivity at a much more accelerated growth rate than that needed to ensure food
security.
• Production of biofuels needs to be examined within the broader context of
economic and agricultural development policies, poverty alleviation efforts
and compliance with the Millennium Development Goals, and sustainable
improvements in the livelihoods of the poor; especially in rural areas.
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20. Areas for Further Work
• Trade policies will continue to be an important issue for Latin American
countries and their ability to supply the world‟s biofuels need – need to
examine the impacts and quantify the benefits of trade liberalization towards
biofuels product (esp with regard to US and EU policies).
• Need to consider whether increasing biofuels production for some countries
will cause their output of traditional exports to fall/change.
• This could mean a significant change in revenue streams for some – and have
other implications for employment and value-added in the ag sector
• See what the implications for balance of trade will be – need an economy-wide
modeling approach to look at this closely.
• Haven‟t fully addressed the environmental issues – especially that of land
use change, which has implications for greenhouse gas mitigation. The
issues of „leakage‟ brought up in other studies should be studied carefully
(for Brazil as well as other major producers)
• An economy-wide modeling approach would also help to address issues of
change in household income, poverty and change in sectoral value-added
which we cannot address within the partial-equilibrium framework discussed.
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21. Final Thought
• The extent to which biofuels production can
contribute towards addressing or affecting
broader contextual issues will depend on a
series of strategic determinants of impact
success, ranging from the characteristics of
installed capacity and industrial organization and
coordination to whether any nascent market for
biofuels will be economically sustainable and
financially viable without continuous government
support or interventions
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