date:Jul 28, 2012
tanding foes of the ethanol industry, which now consumes roughly 40% of the U.S. corn crop. Producers of the corn-based fuel additive argue that it returns much of that back to livestock producers in the form of distillers dried grain, an ethanol byproduct that is used as feed. But as corn prices have soared to record highs this month, the livestock industry has intensified its criticism of ethanol.
We can't control the drought. But we can and must address the impact of politics on corn supplie