A 10-cent increase in crude oil or gasoline price affects E10 prices differently in the short- and the long-term

Graphic illustration comparing the effects of a 10-cent price increase in crude oil or gasoline on E10 prices at the pump in the short- and long-term.

Market shocks and the resulting price fluctuations for crude oil and wholesale gasoline affect consumers differently in the short term than they do in the long term, according to findings by researchers at USDA, Economic Research Service and the International Food Policy Research Institute.


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