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]]> By: Mike Payne http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/12/growing-food-to-feed-cars-will-continue-to-drive-up-the-price-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Mike Payne Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:59 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=767#comment-345 Hi John Paul: "Candidly, I am torn. I see the benefits of biofuels, but I just can’t shake the feeling that the highest and best use of agricultural land is for production of crops that feed humans, not cars." You might want to have a conversation with some of your Green Options colleagues over at Gas2.org, as they should be able to clear up some of the mystery about food vs. fuel. I have a few quick notes about it to share myself (as a rare guest blogger at Gas2.org as well): - Domestically, practically zero of our corn product is exported-- except for high-fructose corn syrup. Our corn product has never really gone into the mouths of the third world. - In 2000, 80% of our corn product went to chicken/cattle feed. The remainder went to corn syrup, biofuel, produce and to grocery manufacturers who make corn-related foods, chips, etc. - The biofuel use of corn has increased, but that has almost entirely taken away from chicken/cattle crops, only a marginal squeeze on the latter. Point being, domestic corn ethanol doesn't have a meaningful impact on crops that feed humans in our country. -- Note that in driving the price of feed up, it has put a squeeze on the conglomerates who produce chicken, like Pilgrim's Pride. The same Pilgrim's Pride whose CEO, Bo Pilgrim, donated $100,000+ to Texas Governor Rick Perry's campaign for governor, who immediately asked the EPA to repeal the government's ethanol mandate. No one in our country is starving from corn ethanol-- just the grocery manufacturers who are worried about their bottom line and perpetuating the food vs. fuel myth. Hi John Paul:
“Candidly, I am torn. I see the benefits of biofuels, but I just can’t shake the feeling that the highest and best use of agricultural land is for production of crops that feed humans, not cars.”

You might want to have a conversation with some of your Green Options colleagues over at Gas2.org, as they should be able to clear up some of the mystery about food vs. fuel. I have a few quick notes about it to share myself (as a rare guest blogger at Gas2.org as well):

- Domestically, practically zero of our corn product is exported– except for high-fructose corn syrup. Our corn product has never really gone into the mouths of the third world.

- In 2000, 80% of our corn product went to chicken/cattle feed. The remainder went to corn syrup, biofuel, produce and to grocery manufacturers who make corn-related foods, chips, etc.

- The biofuel use of corn has increased, but that has almost entirely taken away from chicken/cattle crops, only a marginal squeeze on the latter.

Point being, domestic corn ethanol doesn’t have a meaningful impact on crops that feed humans in our country.

–

Note that in driving the price of feed up, it has put a squeeze on the conglomerates who produce chicken, like Pilgrim’s Pride. The same Pilgrim’s Pride whose CEO, Bo Pilgrim, donated $100,000+ to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s campaign for governor, who immediately asked the EPA to repeal the government’s ethanol mandate. No one in our country is starving from corn ethanol– just the grocery manufacturers who are worried about their bottom line and perpetuating the food vs. fuel myth.

]]> By: Mike Payne http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/12/growing-food-to-feed-cars-will-continue-to-drive-up-the-price-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-37613 Mike Payne Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:27:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=767#comment-37613 Hi John Paul: "Candidly, I am torn. I see the benefits of biofuels, but I just can’t shake the feeling that the highest and best use of agricultural land is for production of crops that feed humans, not cars." You might want to have a conversation with some of your Green Options colleagues over at Gas2.org, as they should be able to clear up some of the mystery about food vs. fuel. I have a few quick notes about it to share myself (as a rare guest blogger at Gas2.org as well): - Domestically, practically zero of our corn product is exported-- except for high-fructose corn syrup. Our corn product has never really gone into the mouths of the third world. - In 2000, 80% of our corn product went to chicken/cattle feed. The remainder went to corn syrup, biofuel, produce and to grocery manufacturers who make corn-related foods, chips, etc. - The biofuel use of corn has increased, but that has almost entirely taken away from chicken/cattle crops, only a marginal squeeze on the latter. Point being, domestic corn ethanol doesn't have a meaningful impact on crops that feed humans in our country. -- Note that in driving the price of feed up, it has put a squeeze on the conglomerates who produce chicken, like Pilgrim's Pride. The same Pilgrim's Pride whose CEO, Bo Pilgrim, donated $100,000+ to Texas Governor Rick Perry's campaign for governor, who immediately asked the EPA to repeal the government's ethanol mandate. No one in our country is starving from corn ethanol-- just the grocery manufacturers who are worried about their bottom line and perpetuating the food vs. fuel myth. Hi John Paul:
“Candidly, I am torn. I see the benefits of biofuels, but I just can’t shake the feeling that the highest and best use of agricultural land is for production of crops that feed humans, not cars.”

You might want to have a conversation with some of your Green Options colleagues over at Gas2.org, as they should be able to clear up some of the mystery about food vs. fuel. I have a few quick notes about it to share myself (as a rare guest blogger at Gas2.org as well):

- Domestically, practically zero of our corn product is exported– except for high-fructose corn syrup. Our corn product has never really gone into the mouths of the third world.

- In 2000, 80% of our corn product went to chicken/cattle feed. The remainder went to corn syrup, biofuel, produce and to grocery manufacturers who make corn-related foods, chips, etc.

- The biofuel use of corn has increased, but that has almost entirely taken away from chicken/cattle crops, only a marginal squeeze on the latter.

Point being, domestic corn ethanol doesn’t have a meaningful impact on crops that feed humans in our country.

–

Note that in driving the price of feed up, it has put a squeeze on the conglomerates who produce chicken, like Pilgrim’s Pride. The same Pilgrim’s Pride whose CEO, Bo Pilgrim, donated $100,000+ to Texas Governor Rick Perry’s campaign for governor, who immediately asked the EPA to repeal the government’s ethanol mandate. No one in our country is starving from corn ethanol– just the grocery manufacturers who are worried about their bottom line and perpetuating the food vs. fuel myth.

]]> By: Jack http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/12/growing-food-to-feed-cars-will-continue-to-drive-up-the-price-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Jack Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:04:56 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=767#comment-329 Biofuel is an important development for our future energy needs. Fortunately, there are developments being made that will eliminate the need for using corn and other foodstocks to produce it. The most promising appears to be algae. If that pans out as truly being scalable, it won't take a lot of subsidy to establish and none to keep going. Biofuel is an important development for our future energy needs. Fortunately, there are developments being made that will eliminate the need for using corn and other foodstocks to produce it. The most promising appears to be algae. If that pans out as truly being scalable, it won’t take a lot of subsidy to establish and none to keep going.

]]> By: Jack http://inspiredeconomist.com/2008/10/12/growing-food-to-feed-cars-will-continue-to-drive-up-the-price-of-food/comment-page-1/#comment-37612 Jack Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:04:00 +0000 http://inspiredeconomist.com/?p=767#comment-37612 Biofuel is an important development for our future energy needs. Fortunately, there are developments being made that will eliminate the need for using corn and other foodstocks to produce it. The most promising appears to be algae. If that pans out as truly being scalable, it won't take a lot of subsidy to establish and none to keep going. Biofuel is an important development for our future energy needs. Fortunately, there are developments being made that will eliminate the need for using corn and other foodstocks to produce it. The most promising appears to be algae. If that pans out as truly being scalable, it won’t take a lot of subsidy to establish and none to keep going.

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