(Renewable Fuels Association) There is no statistical evidence to support the argument that growth in ethanol production is driving consumer
food prices
Back TO HOMEEthanol Prices Have Dropped, Will Grocery Manufacturers Follow?
by Stephanie Dreyer (Growth Energy/Renewable Energy World) After a report detailed that farmers have planted the largest number of corn
July 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Is Ethanol a Solution, or a Problem?
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/New York Times) In “The Great Corn Con” (Op-Ed, June 25), Steven Rattner claims that
July 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Shifting Normal Supply, Demand Forces
by Steve Leer (Purdue University) • About 27 percent of the nation's corn crop must be devoted to ethanol this year
July 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Nature Outlook Biofuels--Special Supplement
(Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science) Biofuels have big boots to fill. After more than 150 years of using petroleum
July 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Not to Blame for High Food Prices, Study Says
by Rob O'Flanagan (Guelph Mercury) Biofuels are not the villain behind recent spikes in food prices, a new study funded
July 02, 2011 Read Full Article
Despite Editorial, Ethanol's Not So Bad
by James Gough (Fredericksburg Free Lance Star) ...My primary concern with the editorial, however, is the certainty with which the
June 30, 2011 Read Full Article
How Global Biofuel Expansion Could Affect the Economy, Environment and Food Supply
(World Bank) National targets would contribute to rapid biofuel expansion in the next 10 years; Reaching those goals would have a
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
FAO's New Leader Lays out His Plans
by Mark Tran (The Guardian) After narrow win in leadership contest, José Graziano da Silva pledges to reform the UN's
June 29, 2011 Read Full Article
G20 Clinches First Farm Deal, Dodges Regulation
by Sybille de La Hamaide and Charlie Dunmore (Reuters) G20 farm ministers agreed to tackle high food prices on Thursday
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Instant View: G20 Farm Ministers Agree Deal on Food Prices
by Martin Roberts, Chuck Abbott, Sarah McFarlane, Charlie Dunmore, Jonathan Saul, Nigel Hunt (Reuters) G20 members settled a deal on Thursday to curb volatility
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Role India Can Play to Ease Food, Fuel Crisis
by Nagesh Kumar (Rediff Business) ...Price volatility for food grain should be addressed through the counter-cyclical use of buffer
June 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Job Creators, Not Hunger Villian: U.S.
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) Biofuels are a "tremendous job creator" for rural areas, said U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday, ahead
June 23, 2011 Read Full Article
US Official: Biofuels 'Scapegoat' for High Food Prices
by Steve Baragona (Voice of America) ...(Agriculture) Secretary (Tom)Vilsack told a luncheon gathering in Washington not to believe everything
June 15, 2011 Read Full Article
The True Story Behind Food Versus Fuel Debate
by Ron Miller (Biofuels Digest/Prisma Advisors) “Hunger, despair for millions” reads the headline in a national newspaper looking to link
June 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: Food Price Hike More than Ethanol
by Jerry Hagstrom (AgWeek) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told a gathering of international agricultural development activists recently that U.S. biofuels
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Counterpoint: Gas Prices Would Double without Ethanol
by Ken Field (Financial Post) The myths that smear a superior fuel ...A recent study released by the Center for Agricultural
May 31, 2011 Read Full Article
Big Food Shifting the Blame Higher Grocery Costs
by Chris Thorne (Growth Energy/NewsOK) letter to editor: Regarding “Corn ethanol is burning up food budgets” (Point of View, May
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Setting the Record Straight: Ethanol is Best Solution
by Mark Borer (Mansfield News Journal) Letter to Editor: ...Importantly, all of corn's high-value components, protein and fat, are returned
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global
by Eric Ehrmann (Huffington Post) Speculators hedging uncertainty in world energy markets are again making renewable fuels derived from corn,
May 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Vantage Point: Views on Food, Fuel and Land Use May 24, 2011 Webinar
It wasn’t long ago that the World Bank debunked the report that claimed biofuels cause food prices to increase. Still, the
May 19, 2011 Read Full Article
Why It’s Wrong to Agree with the Malthusians about Ethanol
by Robert Zubrin (Pajamas Media) Rising food prices are the result of rising oil prices, not a growing market for
May 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Talking Turkey on Ethanol, Distillers Grains
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) ...Here are few of the more questionable claims made to an OPIS reporter by
May 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Ethanol Isn't Perfect; Neither is Gasoline
by Lynwood Broaddus (Free Lance Star/Fredericksburg.com) ...The editorial begins, "Ethanol production boosts food prices, steals feed corn for fuel. " One
May 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Open Trade Is Mechanism for Balancing Biofuels Supply and Demand
(GLG Research) ...Trade is the mechanism that has a better chance of triggering innovation and technological advancement that create
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Mary Kissel: It's Harder to Bring Home the Bacon
by Mary Kissel (Orange County Register) ...Mr. Pope is the chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods Inc., the world's largest
May 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Next-Generation Biofuels Panel Discussion
(Milken Institute Global Conference) With oil prices spiking and concern over climate change growing, biofuels hold tremendous appeal. But they
May 04, 2011 Read Full Article
GasHole: Dirty Oil and the Biofuel Myth
by Allison Kilkenny (Huffington Post) This week marked the world premiere of GasHole, a new documentary film (narrated by Peter Gallagher)
May 02, 2011 Read Full Article
China Set to Increase Use of Biofuels
by Wang Xiaotian (China Daily) The nation has plans to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 45 percent by
May 02, 2011 Read Full Article
MHI Establishes Technology to Produce Biofuel Locally at Low Cost from Rice and Barley Straws
(JapanCorp.net) Project to Make Efficient Use of Soft Cellulose Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has successfully established technology to produce ethanol
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Montana Farmers Planting Less Camelina for Biofuel
by Tom Lutey (Billings Gazette) Camelina, the biofuel that five years ago Gov. Brian Schweitzer called his new girlfriend, now struggles
April 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack Rejects Correlation of Food Prices and Ethanol
by David Bennett (Western Farm Press) As food prices rise, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is not fond of claims that
April 28, 2011 Read Full Article
The Impact of Ethanol and Ethanol Subsidies on Corn Prices: Revisiting History
by Bruce A. Babcock, Jacinto F. Fabiosa (Iowa State University) The rapid rise in corn prices that began in the
April 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Local View: Filling in the Blanks on Ethanol
by Kelly Brunkhorst (Journal Star /Nebraska Corn Board) J. Patrick Boyle's column, "Corn ethanol: Burning up food budgets," (LJS, April 21)
April 28, 2011 Read Full Article
World Bank Wary of Biofuel Rule Impact
by Sam Fleming (The Telegraph) The World Bank has called for the relaxation of laws requiring crops to be blended
April 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack Testifies on Biofuels
by Andy Eubank (USDA/Hoosier Ag Today) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently testified before a Senate committee on the effect and
April 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Renewable Fuels Alliance to UN FAO: Oil Prices Are Driving Up the Cost of Food
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) As the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO) gathers in Rome for a council meeting
April 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol: Pros, Cons Fuel Debate over Its Worth
by Tyler Ellyson (Columbus Telegram) Robeson, general manager of Frontier Co-op in Brainard, considers the corn-based fuel to be the
April 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Experts: Farmers not to Blame for High Food Prices
by Michael J. Crumb (Associated Press/Forbes) ...Now, they're concerned again as corn prices rose even higher last week following an
April 04, 2011 Read Full Article
Food and Fuel Debate Important to All Ethanol
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Biofuels Digest) ...This faux debate is as important to future ethanol producers as it
March 30, 2011 Read Full Article
Rising Food Prices? Can't Blame Ethanol
by John Block (Chicago Tribune) With food prices rising worldwide, some self-styled authorities on agriculture are claiming that producing ethanol
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
University of Missouri FAPRI Delivers 2011 Agricultural Economic Baseline to U.S. Congress
(University of Missouri) Food prices could increase by more than 4 percent in 2011 as the farm sector recovers from a
March 29, 2011 Read Full Article
Cheap Grain: Winners & Losers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Here is dilemma of agricultural prices. Reducing demand, and commodity prices, benefits meat and dairy
March 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Policy Causing Starvation: Nestle Boss
by Stephen Foley (New Zealand Herald) Soaring food inflation is the result of "immoral" policies in the United States which
March 25, 2011 Read Full Article
How to Avoid a Global Food Price Crisis
by Tom Vilsack (Financial Times/US Department of Agriculture) Recent news stories have stoked fears about rising global food prices. But today,
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Who Gets Your Food Dollar?
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) ...As a result, many in the industrial meat sector, along with junk food processers
March 18, 2011 Read Full Article
A Flock of Speculation: How Paper Bushels, Not Ethanol, Are Driving Corn Prices
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association) ...If you needed any more proof that large speculative investors are toying with the
March 17, 2011 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Ethanol Helps Stabilize Energy Prices
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association/Baltimore Sun) The Sun may have cut back its foreign bureaus, but your editorial writers
March 16, 2011 Read Full Article
Cheap Food, Elevated Oil Prices Don't Mix
By Kevin Hursh (Postmedia News/Montreal Gazette) ...The ethanol industry, particularly in the U.S., is a prime target of those who
March 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Maize Farmers Lobby to Supply Biofuel Industry
by Stephanie Nieuwoudt (Interpress Service News Agency) South African maize farmers are pushing hard to change a government decision to exclude
March 14, 2011 Read Full Article
Big Meat and Its Big Lie
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
March 12, 2011 Read Full Article
New Economic Study Affirms that Livestock Producers Benefit from Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board) Thanks to biodiesel, soybean oil and meal economics favor the livestock industry concludes a study released today. In
March 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Vilsack: US Farms Producing Enough for Food & Biofuels
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) ...“It is irritating to me that we have to read about this all the time, because
March 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Ethanol's Undeserved Bad Rap
by Mike Doherty (Illinois Farm Bureau/Chicago Tribune) I read your editorial "Burning Dinner" and question your implication that farmers are
March 07, 2011 Read Full Article
A Revised and Expanded Food Dollar Series: A Better Understanding of Our Food Costs
by Patrick Canning (US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service) A new ERS food dollar series measures annual expenditures on
February 27, 2011 Read Full Article
Clinton Warns of Biofuel Impact on Poor
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) Former President Bill Clinton sounded a warning today on the impact that biofuels can
February 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Lowers Food Costs
by Orrie Swayze (Ag Week) America’s corn crop is a miracle crop that, on a sustainable, per-acre basis, grows three times
February 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol is 'Good, Good, Good,' Grassley Says
by Courtney Blanchard (Telegraph Herald) Senator rejects new criticism of U.S. ethanol policy that comes after reports of low
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
A Billion Tons of Biomass a Viable Goal, but at High Price, New Research Shows
by Phil Ciciora (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) A team of researchers led by Madhu Khanna, a professor of agricultural
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Blame it on Biofuels: The Same Old Food vs Fuel Argument Is Back Again and Just as Irrelevant as Last Time
by Joelle Brink (Biofuels Digest Asia) ...(M)ost of the food vs fuel stories archived on the web were dated either
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Government Hands May Be Tied on Ethanol: USDA Official
by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) ..."The fact is the industry has pretty much been built," USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber told
February 22, 2011 Read Full Article
Malthusiasm Returns: Is It “Food vs Fuel”, or “Progress vs Same as It Ever Was”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The dialogue over the opportunities for biofuels continues to veer, as ever, away from the
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
UK Wheat Crop Can Expand to Meet Food and Fuel Demand
by Nigel Hunt (Reuters) * UK wheat yields seen having potential to rise * EU biofuel expansion seen mainly based on
February 21, 2011 Read Full Article
25x'25 Offers New Food-versus-Fuel Information FAQ
(25 x '25) Last week, USDA reported that surplus corn stocks have hit their lowest point since 1995 and corn
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
How Biofuels Contribute to the Food Crisis
by Tim Searchinger (op ed The Washington Post) ...Agricultural production is keeping up in general with the growing demand for
February 12, 2011 Read Full Article
There Is No Food-Ethanol Trade-Off
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Wall Street Journal) letter to editor Regarding your editorial "Amber Waves of Ethanol" (Jan. 22): Ethanol production
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
The Corn Ethanol War: Wall Street Journal, Gingrich Get out the Slingblades
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, the Wall Street Journal launched a bitter counterattack this week on former
February 01, 2011 Read Full Article
High Quality of U.S. Corn to Yield More Ethanol: Executive
by Charles Abbott (Reuters) The higher quality of the U.S. corn crop could yield more ethanol per bushel and divert
January 25, 2011 Read Full Article
Corn Profitable for Farmers, Less So for Ethanol
by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register) The surge in corn prices since mid-2010 has bolstered the profits of corn farmers
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Nebraska's 'Golden Triangle' Attracts Cattle
(Nebraska Farmer) The Nebraska Department of Agriculture and the Nebraska Corn Board have jointlyreleased a video that shows the opportunities
January 24, 2011 Read Full Article
As Gas Prices Rise, State Looks at Fuel Alternatives
by Robyn L. Minor (Bowling Green Daily News) Officials studying logistical challenges facing biofuel progress With gas prices in December seeing
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
How Agricultural Biotechnology Boosts Food Supply and Accomodates Biofuels
by Steven Sexton, David Zilberman (National Bureau of Economic Research) Increased global demand for biofuels is placing increased pressure on agricultural
January 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Faces High Corn Prices
by Todd Neeley (The Progressive Farmer) ...(P)ressure from rising corn prices at the start of 2011 is expected to
January 12, 2011 Read Full Article
On-Farm Energy Prices May Rise as Economy Improves
By Christine Souza (California Farm Bureau Federation) As the nation attempts to recover from the economic downturn, farmers and
January 12, 2011 Read Full Article
The Hidden Cost of Oil at the Grocery Store Checkout Counter
by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy) ...The cost of crude is a major inflator of grocery prices, because transportation,
January 11, 2011 Read Full Article
Global Renewable Fuels Alliance: Biofuels Can Ease the Impact of Hazardous Oil Prices
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) This week the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued a wakeup call to the world that high
January 10, 2011 Read Full Article
The Big Price Build-Up: Are You Ready?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The US economy is just now showing signs of revival, and already we are seeing
January 07, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels: A Market of Political Opportunities
by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In Europe, much more than in the United States, green (but not just) non-governmental
January 06, 2011 Read Full Article
Disarming the Food to Fuel Conflict Part 2: The Misinformation Campaign
by Christopher Klug (Tiny Green Bubble) ...According to the Renewable Fuels Association data, the United States produced and used approximately
January 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Disarming the Food to Fuel Conflict Part 1: The Biofuel History
by Christopher Klug (Tiny Green Bubble) In the United States, domestic ethanol production and motor fuel additives are becoming more
January 05, 2011 Read Full Article
Strong Ethanol Industry an Important Step
by Bill Jones (San Francisco Chronicle) ...Separating fact from fiction in the ethanol debate is not easy. "Food versus fuel" is
December 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Fuel Vs. Food: Ethanol Helps Boost Meat Prices
by Kathleen Masterson (NPR / WOI / Harvest Public Media) ...And according to USDA data, meat now costs as much
December 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Do Biofuels Compete with Food?
by Matt Cunningham (How Stuff Works) ...The myriad of factors that go into the food-versus-biofuel equation are complex and vary
December 22, 2010 Read Full Article
BP Biofuels CEO Presents Sugar-Based Vision
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Growing biofuels mandates will require 220 “world-scale” cellulosic biofuels plants to be operational in
December 06, 2010 Read Full Article
The Thin Line Between Academics and Advocacy
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) Earlier this week, Iowa State University Professor Bruce Babcock released a policy brief entitled
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Bogus Logic in E15 Suits
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In a thinly veiled attempt to further line their pockets, the meat and poultry
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Letters: Stoking the Ethanol Debate
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Houston Chronicle) Letter to Editor ...The Chronicle says natural gas from shale deserves federal subsidies
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
You Can Have Your Opinion, but Not Your Own Facts
by Matt Hartwig (Renewable Fuels Association) That the Houston Chronicle would be anti-ethanol is not surprising to anyone. It is Houston,
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Inclusion of Maize in Biofuels Strategy Condemned
(The Bioenergy Site) The African Center for Biosafety (ACB) has issued a statement to express concerns over the possibility of the
November 01, 2010 Read Full Article
What Food v. Fuel Debate?
by Stephanie Dreyer (Renewable Energy World/Growth Energy) ...You have one nutritionist with Tyson Foods speaking about the great value of
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Only Partly to Blame for High Food Prices
(Reuters) * Biofuel demand, tight supplies supporting corn prices * Corn rising to 2008 levels rekindles food vs fuel debate ...But this
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Let’s Not Rekindle “Food vs Fuel”
by Bob Meyer (Brownfield Ag News) ...The American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association and National Corn Growers
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Grants E15 Waiver for Newer Vehicles/A New Label for E15 Is Being Proposed to Help Ensure Consumers Use the Correct Fuel
(US Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today waived a limitation on selling fuel that is more
October 13, 2010 Read Full Article
USDA: US Ethanol Production More Efficient than Ever
John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) ...In an interview with USDA radio, Harry Baumes, Director of USDA’s Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson Discusses Farm Bill Issues with Saratoga County Farmers
by Paul Post (The Saratogan) ...For local dairy producers, one of the most pressing concerns is ethanol production that drives
September 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Deja Vu All Over Again: As in ‘08, Corn, Ethanol Surging, and China on the Move
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In late 2010, we see again the predatory entry of speculators into the grain markets,
September 07, 2010 Read Full Article
They’re Baaack: Speculators Return to Grain Markets En Masse
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) You may not have noticed, but hedge and index fund investors have quietly returned
September 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Ferris: Ethanol from Corn is Net Gain on Energy
(Lansing State Journal) ...A quick response from Tom's major concern is that, yes, there is a major energy gain in producing
August 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Another Brick in the (Blend) Wall: Key Thresholds and Barriers for Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...But even were the US EPA to approve E15 ethanol blending, there are some other
August 20, 2010 Read Full Article
APOV: A Strong Case for Ethanol
by John M. Sawyer and Michael C. Sawyer (The Daily News) ...Corn ethanol is not responsible for destruction of forest
August 13, 2010 Read Full Article
World Bank: Impact of Biofuels on Commodity Prices “Not As Large” as Originally Thought
(Renewable Fuels Association) A newly released report from the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank, conludes that “…the effect
August 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels and Food Prices: An Update
by Patrick Westhoff (Huffington Post) When U.S. food price inflation hit 5.5 percent in 2008, a lot of people pointed
June 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Food, Feed and Fuel Combine for a Modicum of Grain Price Stability
by Treena Hein (Australian Farm Journal/June 2010) Despite all the debate about negative climate change impacts on agriculture and rising
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Debunking Myths on Biofuels
by Angie Chui (Manilla Bulletin) Biofuels should not be viewed as a threat to food security. Instead, it should be considered
May 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Has Pushed Up Meat Prices? Bull
by Larry and Judy Kay (Des Moines Register) Letter to the Editor Bloomberg ran a story about the rising price
May 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels No Conflict with Food Prices - Update
(Biofuels Association of Australia) The Biofuels Association of Australia fired back at claims made by the Australian Lot Feeder's Association that
May 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Abengoa Takes on Myths about Biofuels with Evidence
(Abengoa Bioenergy) Biofuels are being attacked. The claim "Bioethanol is the main cause of increased food prices is one of
May 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Weed Could Be the Future of Biofuel
by Shanna Shipman (Gatehouse News Service, HollandSentinel.com) ...(S)ientists and farmers are looking closer at one plant, formerly considered a mere
May 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Attention Whole Foods Shoppers: Your "Sustainable" Mantra -- Organic, Local, and Slow -- Is No Recipe for Saving the World's Hungry Millions
by Robert Paarlberg (Foreign Policy) ... Food has become an elite preoccupation in the West, ironically, just as the most effective
April 30, 2010 Read Full Article
The Role of Demand for Biofuel in the Agricultural Commodity Price Spikes of 2007/08
by Simone Pfuderer, Grant Davies, Ian Mitchell (Food and Farming Analysis, Defra) This paper is part of a larger body
April 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Liquid Biofuels:Background Brief for the World Bank Group Energy Sector Strategy
(Masami Kojima of the Oil, Gas, and Mining PolicyDivision of the World Bank/Scribd.com) Liquid biofuels are being increasingly used to