What to do about corn and #biofuels | Food Politics
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Among the other consequences of the current drought—along with the ruin of this year’s corn crop—is a complicated political battle over who gets the corn.
The players:
– Corn producers: Want high prices. Don’t care whether meat or ethanol producers get the corn. Note: Many own their own ethanol refineries.
– Meat producers: Want the corn at low prices. Do not want corn grown for ethanol. Want the ethanol quota waived.
– Ethanol producers: Want the corn at low prices. Want to keep the quota.
– International aid agencies: Want corn to be grown for food and feed, not fuel. Want the ethanol quota waived.