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US Ag Secretary: It's not about food or fuel, it's about food and fuel

Food prices rise; that's just a truth of contemporary life. For some people, there's a debate on whether prices for things like tortillas are affected by so much corn going to make ethanol (but not all of that is food-grade). US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns is urging people to think about the whole picture before blaming corn ethanol for recent price increases. Part of the bigger picture is an increase in the price of diesel fuel, Johanns said. "What's a significant piece of the food chain? It's moving that commodity from farm to table," ... Read more →

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US Ag Secretary: It's not about food or fuel, it's about food and fuel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

U.S. ethanol industry raising prices corn, tortilla prices 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The corn for fuel or food argument is hitting home for many people in Mexico. According to Z Mag, tortilla prices in many regions of Mexico have jumped up by more than 50 percent, thanks to more and more corn going to feed ethanol production instead of people. Protests aimed at Felipe Calderon's ...

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