Mood:
not sureNow Playing: Corn Shortage? Farmers for food or fuel or ....both?
Topic: ENVIRONMENTAL
Seems to be some questions on availability
Here is the article on Cnet:
There are 114 ethanol distilleries in operation across the country which produce ethanol from corn. Production is projected to exceed 6 billion gallons this year compared with 4.89 billion gallons in 2006, and some 3 billion gallons in capacity will be added in 2007, the group said.
U.S. farmers plan to cash in on the fuel ethanol boom by planting the largest area of corn in 63 years, potentially yielding a record crop and calming fears that renewable fuels will steal grain needed for food and feed, the federal government said Friday
http://news.com.com/Ethanol+fuels+huge+corn+planting/2100-11392_3-6172112.html?tag=html.alert
Posted by Joe Anybody
at 7:18 PM PDT
