Post Date - June 24th 2008 10:06 am | 8 days 21 hours ago
FarmEcon LLC estimates that the added feed cost due to the RFS and ethanol tax credits is about $0.52 per broiler, $3.37 per turkey, $6.85 per layer and $38.37 per hog.
Post Date - June 23rd 2008 10:06 pm | 9 days 9 hours ago
"The good news about the bad news is that ethanol is here to stay, and has arrived," Koehler said. "That is why it's obviously getting so much attention."
Post Date - June 21st 2008 04:06 am | 12 days 3 hours ago
As more land is used to produce corn, production of other crops has declined to the point where the United States has actually had to import wheat.
Post Date - June 21st 2008 01:06 am | 12 days 6 hours ago
There is no doubt that one of the reasons for the sudden rise in food prices has been the decision by many farmers in Europe and North America to switch production to growing cereals for biofuels.
Post Date - June 20th 2008 10:06 pm | 12 days 9 hours ago
Producers are considering rationing of their goods, which would prevent depletion of the already slim corn reserves, and also keep prices high. "We're going to have rationing in ethanol, feed and exports," said the president of Farmers National Commoditie
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