(Renewable Fuels Association) There is no statistical evidence to support the argument that growth in ethanol production is driving consumer food prices higher, according to a comprehensive study released today by
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by Stephanie Dreyer (Growth Energy/Renewable Energy World) After a report detailed that farmers have planted the largest number of corn acres in decades and with corn prices falling, one might
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/New York Times) In “The Great Corn Con” (Op-Ed, June 25), Steven Rattner claims that United States ethanol production makes food costlier and scarcer, pollutes
by Steve Leer (Purdue University) • About 27 percent of the nation’s corn crop must be devoted to ethanol this year to meet the federal mandate, leaving other corn users
(Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science) Biofuels have big boots to fill. After more than 150 years of using petroleum and its products we have become dependent on it. First
by Rob O’Flanagan (Guelph Mercury) Biofuels are not the villain behind recent spikes in food prices, a new study funded by Grain Farmers of Ontario concludes. Terry Daynard, a corn
by James Gough (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star) …My primary concern with the editorial, however, is the certainty with which the writer declares, “we know now that ethanol production actually degrades
(World Bank) National targets would contribute to rapid biofuel expansion in the next 10 years; Reaching those goals would have a limited impact on the global economy; Some countries would be affected
by Mark Tran (The Guardian) After narrow win in leadership contest, José Graziano da Silva pledges to reform the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation, strive for consensus and tackle food
by Sybille de La Hamaide and Charlie Dunmore (Reuters) G20 farm ministers agreed to tackle high food prices on Thursday in a deal that steered clear of divisive details on issues
by Martin Roberts, Chuck Abbott, Sarah McFarlane, Charlie Dunmore, Jonathan Saul, Nigel Hunt (Reuters) G20 members settled a deal on Thursday to curb volatility in food prices, falling short of France’s ambitious plans to
by Nagesh Kumar (Rediff Business) …Price volatility for food grain should be addressed through the counter-cyclical use of buffer stocks. For smaller economies that do not have the capacity
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) Biofuels are a “tremendous job creator” for rural areas, said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday, ahead of a global meeting where the farm-grown fuels may be
by Steve Baragona (Voice of America) …(Agriculture) Secretary (Tom)Vilsack told a luncheon gathering in Washington not to believe everything one hears about ethanol’s role in today’s high and volatile
by Ron Miller (Biofuels Digest/Prisma Advisors) “Hunger, despair for millions” reads the headline in a national newspaper looking to link high food prices with the growth of renewable fuels. Anti-ethanol
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a gathering of international agricultural development activists recently that U.S. biofuels should not blamed for most of the increases in food
by Ken Field (Financial Post) The myths that smear a superior fuel …A recent study released by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) states that adding ethanol reduced
by Chris Thorne (Growth Energy/NewsOK) letter to editor: Regarding “Corn ethanol is burning up food budgets” (Point of View, May 13): J. Patrick Boyle, president and CEO of the American Meat
by Mark Borer (Mansfield News Journal) Letter to Editor: …Importantly, all of corn’s high-value components, protein and fat, are returned to the feed supply. Ethanol production only converts the low-value
by Eric Ehrmann (Huffington Post) Speculators hedging uncertainty in world energy markets are again making renewable fuels derived from corn, cane sugar and soybeans the drivers of food price inflation, just

It wasn’t long ago that the World Bank debunked the report that claimed biofuels cause food prices to increase. Still, the issue is resurfacing, as can be seen in a flury
by Robert Zubrin (Pajamas Media) Rising food prices are the result of rising oil prices, not a growing market for ethanol. …There is not a fixed amount of grain in
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) …Here are few of the more questionable claims made to an OPIS reporter by lobbyists for NTF (National Turkey Federation): NTF CLAIM: “You cannot
by Lynwood Broaddus (Free Lance Star/Fredericksburg.com) …The editorial begins, “Ethanol production boosts food prices, steals feed corn for fuel. ” One bushel of corn can produce 2.5 gallons of fuel
(GLG Research) …Trade is the mechanism that has a better chance of triggering innovation and technological advancement that create markets and improvement in productivity that ultimately leads to lower
by Mary Kissel (Orange County Register) …Mr. Pope is the chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer by volume. He doesn’t mince
(Milken Institute Global Conference) With oil prices spiking and concern over climate change growing, biofuels hold tremendous appeal. But they must overcome considerable hurdles. Further process and technology refinements are
by Allison Kilkenny (Huffington Post) This week marked the world premiere of GasHole, a new documentary film (narrated by Peter Gallagher) about the history of oil prices and the future of
by Wang Xiaotian (China Daily) The nation has plans to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 45 percent by 2020 China can become a leader in the production of second-generation
by Tom Lutey (Billings Gazette) Camelina, the biofuel that five years ago Gov. Brian Schweitzer called his new girlfriend, now struggles for a planting date with Montana farmers. “The biggest challenge of
by David Bennett (Western Farm Press) As food prices rise, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is not fond of claims that ethanol production is a major cause. He also says an
by Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa (Iowa State University) The rapid rise in corn prices that began in the fall of 2006 coincided with exponential growth in U.S. corn
by Kelly Brunkhorst (Journal Star /Nebraska Corn Board) J. Patrick Boyle’s column, “Corn ethanol: Burning up food budgets,” (LJS, April 21) may make a couple of valid points, but he omits
by Sam Fleming (The Telegraph) The World Bank has called for the relaxation of laws requiring crops to be blended into petrol, saying that they are contributing to the global
by Andy Eubank (USDA/Hoosier Ag Today) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently testified before a Senate committee on the effect and influence of biofuels. Testifying before the Senate Environment and Public
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) As the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) gathers in Rome for a council meeting on food security issues, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA)
by Tyler Ellyson (Columbus Telegram) Robeson, general manager of Frontier Co-op in Brainard, considers the corn-based fuel to be the crutch that the Midwest and Nebraska economies leaned on during
by Michael J. Crumb (Associated Press/Forbes) …Now, they’re concerned again as corn prices rose even higher last week following an announcement that U.S. farmers are planting the second largest corn
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels Digest) …This faux debate is as important to future ethanol producers as it is to existing ethanol producers. And those looking to capitalize
by John Block (Chicago Tribune) With food prices rising worldwide, some self-styled authorities on agriculture are claiming that producing ethanol in the Midwest causes food riots in the Middle East.
(University of Missouri) Food prices could increase by more than 4 percent in 2011 as the farm sector recovers from a sharp downturn in the recession, University of Missouri economists reported
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …Here is dilemma of agricultural prices. Reducing demand, and commodity prices, benefits meat and dairy producers, and oil & gas companies. High prices benefit farmers,
by Stephen Foley (New Zealand Herald) Soaring food inflation is the result of “immoral” policies in the United States which divert crops for use in the production of biofuels instead
by Tom Vilsack (Financial Times/US Department of Agriculture) Recent news stories have stoked fears about rising global food prices. But today, only a few years after a devastating food crisis, we
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) …As a result, many in the industrial meat sector, along with junk food processers and other food manufacturers are once again seeking to blame
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) …If you needed any more proof that large speculative investors are toying with the agricultural commodities markets and causing wild volatility, you need look
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association/Baltimore Sun) The Sun may have cut back its foreign bureaus, but your editorial writers (“End subsidies for corn-based ethanol,” March 14) must still be
By Kevin Hursh (Postmedia News/Montreal Gazette) …The ethanol industry, particularly in the U.S., is a prime target of those who worry about food prices. About 37 per cent of the
by Stephanie Nieuwoudt (Interpress Service News Agency) South African maize farmers are pushing hard to change a government decision to exclude their crops as feedstock for bioethanol, in view of food
By Stephanie Dreyer (Growth Energy/RenewableEnergyWorld.com) Smithfield, the world’s largest producer and processor of pork, reported record profits this quarter as the global economy continues to recover and exports rise. …Despite these record
(National Biodiesel Board) Thanks to biodiesel, soybean oil and meal economics favor the livestock industry concludes a study released today. In addition without America’s advanced biofuel in the marketplace higher soybean
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) …“It is irritating to me that we have to read about this all the time, because what it is basically is saying is that the folks
by Mike Doherty (Illinois Farm Bureau/Chicago Tribune) I read your editorial “Burning Dinner” and question your implication that farmers are diverting corn toward fuel production that otherwise would be used
by Patrick Canning (US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service) A new ERS food dollar series measures annual expenditures on domestically produced food by individuals living in the United States
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) Former President Bill Clinton sounded a warning today on the impact that biofuels can have on global food prices and political stability. “We have
by Orrie Swayze (Ag Week) America’s corn crop is a miracle crop that, on a sustainable, per-acre basis, grows three times as much grain and creates three times as much soil
by Courtney Blanchard (Telegraph Herald) Senator rejects new criticism of U.S. ethanol policy that comes after reports of low corn reserves. Near record-high corn prices and the lowest reserves
by Phil Ciciora (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A team of researchers led by Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois, shows that very high biomass
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) …(M)ost of the food vs fuel stories archived on the web were dated either 2008 or 2011, and that many seemed remarkably similar. That’s
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) …”The fact is the industry has pretty much been built,” USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber told
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …The dialogue over the opportunities for biofuels continues to veer, as ever, away from the
by Nigel Hunt (Reuters) * UK wheat yields seen having potential to rise * EU biofuel expansion seen mainly based
(25 x ’25) Last week, USDA reported that surplus corn stocks have hit their lowest point since 1995 and corn
by Tim Searchinger (op ed The Washington Post) …Agricultural production is keeping up in general with the growing demand for
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Wall Street Journal) letter to editor Regarding your editorial “Amber Waves of Ethanol” (Jan. 22): Ethanol production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, the Wall Street Journal launched a bitter counterattack this week on former
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) The higher quality of the U.S. corn crop could yield more ethanol per bushel and divert
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The surge in corn prices since mid-2010 has bolstered the profits of corn farmers
(Nebraska Farmer) The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Corn Board have jointlyreleased a video that shows the opportunities
by Robyn L. Minor (Bowling Green Daily News) Officials studying logistical challenges facing biofuel progress With gas prices in December
by Steven Sexton, David Zilberman (National Bureau of Economic Research) Increased global demand for biofuels is placing increased pressure on agricultural
by Todd Neeley (The Progressive Farmer) …(P)ressure from rising corn prices at the start of 2011 is expected to
By Christine Souza (California Farm Bureau Federation) As the nation attempts to recover from the economic downturn, farmers and
by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy) …The cost of crude is a major inflator of grocery prices, because transportation,
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a wakeup call to the world that high
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The US economy is just now showing signs of revival, and already we are seeing
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In Europe, much more than in the United States, green (but not just) non-governmental
by Christopher Klug (Tiny Green Bubble) …According to the Renewable Fuels Association data, the United States produced and used approximately
by Christopher Klug (Tiny Green Bubble) In the United States, domestic ethanol production and motor fuel additives are becoming more
by Bill Jones (San Francisco Chronicle) …Separating fact from fiction in the ethanol debate is not easy. “Food versus fuel” is
by Kathleen Masterson (NPR / WOI / Harvest Public Media) …And according to USDA data, meat now costs as much
by Matt Cunningham (How Stuff Works) …The myriad of factors that go into the food-versus-biofuel equation are complex and vary
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growing biofuels mandates will require 220 “world-scale” cellulosic biofuels plants to be operational in
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Earlier this week, Iowa State University Professor Bruce Babcock released a policy brief entitled
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a thinly veiled attempt to further line their pockets, the meat and poultry
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Houston Chronicle) Letter to Editor …The Chronicle says natural gas from shale deserves federal subsidies
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) That the Houston Chronicle would be anti-ethanol is not surprising to anyone. It is Houston,
(The Bioenergy Site) The African Center for Biosafety (ACB) has issued a statement to express concerns over the possibility of the
by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy) …You have one nutritionist with Tyson Foods speaking about the great value of
(Reuters) * Biofuel demand, tight supplies supporting corn prices * Corn rising to 2008 levels rekindles food vs fuel debate …But
by Bob Meyer (Brownfield Ag News) …The American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association and National Corn Growers
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more
John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) …In an interview with USDA radio, Harry Baumes, Director of USDA’s Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
by Paul Post (The Saratogan) …For local dairy producers, one of the most pressing concerns is ethanol production that drives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …In late 2010, we see again the predatory entry of speculators into the grain markets,
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) You may not have noticed, but hedge and index fund investors have quietly returned
(Lansing State Journal) …A quick response from Tom’s major concern is that, yes, there is a major energy gain in producing
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) …But even were the US EPA to approve E15 ethanol blending, there are some other
by John M. Sawyer and Michael C. Sawyer (The Daily News) …Corn ethanol is not responsible for destruction of forest
(Renewable Fuels Association) A newly released report from the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank, conludes that “…the effect
by Patrick Westhoff (Huffington Post) When U.S. food price inflation hit 5.5 percent in 2008, a lot of people pointed
by Treena Hein (Australian Farm Journal/June 2010) Despite all the debate about negative climate change impacts on agriculture and rising
by Angie Chui (Manilla Bulletin) Biofuels should not be viewed as a threat to food security. Instead, it should be considered
by Larry and Judy Kay (Des Moines Register) Letter to the Editor Bloomberg ran a story about the rising price
(Biofuels Association of Australia) The Biofuels Association of Australia fired back at claims made by the Australian Lot Feeder’s Association that
(Abengoa Bioenergy) Biofuels are being attacked. The claim “Bioethanol is the main cause of increased food prices is one of
by Shanna Shipman (Gatehouse News Service, HollandSentinel.com) …(S)ientists and farmers are looking closer at one plant, formerly considered a mere
by Robert Paarlberg (Foreign Policy) … Food has become an elite preoccupation in the West, ironically, just as the most effective
by Simone Pfuderer, Grant Davies, Ian Mitchell (Food and Farming Analysis, Defra) This paper is part of a larger body
(Masami Kojima of the Oil, Gas, and Mining PolicyDivision of the World Bank/Scribd.com) Liquid biofuels are being increasingly used to