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US farmers urge Obama administration to suspend ethanol quota amid drought

The Guardian -- The Obama administration was urged on Monday to stop diverting grain to gas amid warnings of an "imminent food crisis" caused by America's drought.

US government forecasts of a 4% rise in food prices for US consumers because of the drought have sharpened criticism of supports for producing fuel from corn-based ethanol.

Meanwhile, research published last week by the New England Complex Systems Institute warned of an "imminent food crisis" because of the diversion of corn stocks to ethanol.

"Necsi has warned for months that misguided food-to-ethanol conversion programs and rampant commodity speculation have created a food price bubble, leading to an inevitable spike in prices by 2013. Now it appears the "crop shock" will arrive even sooner due to drought, unless measures to curb ...

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Submitted Jul 31, 2012 By: BurntOrange

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ktyson13 Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,541 Points:396,325 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:08:51 PM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse let's just end the requirement for Ethanol by the over-reaching big government.
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,073 Points:1,010,430 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 8:10:23 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse He won't listen.
NukeAtComEd All-Star Author Milwaukee Posts:725 Points:338,520 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 7:42:06 AM Ignore NukeAtComEd Report Abuse BarryO and the rest of the eco-nuts in the EPA, along with his crony capitalists in ADM/Cargill would rather starve children in Africa than stop big business!! Is that the Republican's job?
Piper0072 All-Star Author Rochester Posts:906 Points:380,705 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 5:47:06 AM Ignore Piper0072 Report Abuse The Obama EPA will continue to push for E15.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,258 Points:587,575 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:42:23 AM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Great.....
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,891 Points:771,295 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:14:16 AM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse not to mention my van!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,891 Points:771,295 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:14:02 AM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse It's destroying my ski!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,891 Points:771,295 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:13:45 AM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse please!
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,402 Points:530,325 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 12:04:40 AM Ignore KrsnaDragon Report Abuse Ethanol is far too susceptible to phase separation to be used practically as a motor fuel.
crreed1 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,985 Points:2,526,335 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:23:34 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse get rid of ethanol
Cableman66 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,110 Points:489,945 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:22:50 PM Ignore Cableman66 Report Abuse Sounds like a good idea.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,718 Points:387,975 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:20:01 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Good Idea.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,472 Points:2,080,760 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:18:47 PM Ignore Bigwaynef Report Abuse It's about time for Obamama his gang to fly back to Hawaii for a couple of weeks...
VetteFan Champion Author Indiana Posts:9,739 Points:2,028,480 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:18:08 PM Ignore VetteFan Report Abuse This is a tough call. There's bound to be shortage of corn causing the price to rise. Calling for quotas wil further shrink supply and cause even higher prices. I'm siding with the farmers on this one. We will import more oil, but food prices won't jump as high.
ican2step Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:1,681 Points:426,650 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:15:30 PM Ignore ican2step Report Abuse I agree Morph. We are DONE if this administration gets another 4 years.
ssect8 Champion Author Hartford Posts:7,989 Points:2,094,045 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:15:08 PM Ignore ssect8 Report Abuse Obama the dictator is out to destroy our country and the blames belongs to all the idiots who elected him into office.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,191 Points:2,371,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:13:57 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse he wont listen
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,181 Points:518,480 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:13:56 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Only a farmer will adequately understand!
wbpprint Veteran Author Chicago Posts:280 Points:1,403,890 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:13:39 PM Ignore wbpprint Report Abuse Ethanol is attributed to poorer gas mileage, added expense for refiners and consumers and lets not forget the corn fields lost to producing the crap instead of being used for food. I also wonder how much edible corn is going out of the U.S. Get rid of ethanol and stop shipping our grain to other countries.
ItsMorph Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:33,427 Points:3,185,180 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:12:46 PM Ignore ItsMorph Report Abuse I have ALWAYS said that making fuel from food is the most idiotic idea one could invent. I continue to stand by that statement.
jkpsr Champion Author New Jersey Posts:4,079 Points:1,101,905 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:11:57 PM Ignore jkpsr Report Abuse At least someone agrees that corn-based ethanol is a very wrong way to go!
Number43 Champion Author Lexington Posts:8,697 Points:1,638,170 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:11:52 PM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse The price increase will probably more like 20%.
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,962 Points:680,090 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:11:44 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Oh, now we don't want ethanal...can't have it both ways.
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,692 Points:538,045 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:10:28 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Good luck with that!
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,167 Points:454,250 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:10:20 PM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse corn is for food , this was a bad idea when implemented and it's still a bad idea.
tedjm1 Champion Author New York Posts:5,609 Points:800,300 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:10:01 PM Ignore tedjm1 Report Abuse That should be a given. Unless our administration figures we could always buy from somebody.
brutherruther Veteran Author Fort Worth Posts:435 Points:237,540 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:09:55 PM Ignore brutherruther Report Abuse Ok
etothek Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,638 Points:329,705 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:09:44 PM Ignore etothek Report Abuse Obama ought to be sued for everything he's done these last four years!!!
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,468 Points:662,200 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:09:32 PM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Don't count on this administration to do the right thing.
rollercoaster All-Star Author Hartford Posts:502 Points:567,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:08:57 PM Ignore rollercoaster Report Abuse obummer
Taurus1 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,125 Points:1,673,500 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:07:39 PM Ignore Taurus1 Report Abuse makes sense.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,718 Points:1,660,815 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:07:28 PM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse As they should! It surprises me though that they'd do that, at least some of them, but their costs will increase along with ours, so it's only a sound decision. We shouldn't be using corn for ethanol anyhow. I hope the administration does the right thing as well and suspends it. [Edited by: LanguageMan1 at 8/1/2012 12:08:38 AM EST]
millerin Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,305 Points:480,390 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:06:50 PM Ignore millerin Report Abuse hmm...
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,946 Points:1,182,985 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:06:05 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse no bama
Beau2140 Champion Author New York Posts:8,291 Points:1,656,185 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:05:27 PM Ignore Beau2140 Report Abuse Suspend ethanol forever.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,565 Points:2,444,160 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:05:03 PM Ignore judgemobile Report Abuse I just put used corn cobs in my gas tank and let them generate alcohol.
NotmeuQc Champion Author Montreal Posts:5,651 Points:1,133,050 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:05:03 PM Ignore NotmeuQc Report Abuse Good luck trying to convince them.
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,874 Points:454,150 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:03:44 PM Ignore ManOfLeisureII Report Abuse Redicolous that we ever got into this. If we left it to the market and not government subsidies, we would not be in this mess
joel27nc Champion Author Raleigh Posts:10,532 Points:1,857,395 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 11:03:13 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Go towards FOOD!
mdskier Champion Author Maryland Posts:9,935 Points:1,782,610 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:55:37 PM Ignore mdskier Report Abuse I hope he does this. (btw he had my vote)
v8gazguzler Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,930 Points:883,410 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:54:21 PM Ignore v8gazguzler Report Abuse Obama won't do nothing!
big_mac64 Champion Author Tennessee Posts:10,593 Points:1,485,690 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:54:03 PM Ignore big_mac64 Report Abuse all I have to say is DUHHHHHHH! This is a no-brainer for ANY season, corn is food, not fuel!
OilHo Champion Author Ontario Posts:10,763 Points:2,101,420 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:53:08 PM Ignore OilHo Report Abuse Wow
canfranchiser Veteran Author Riverside Posts:418 Points:395,360 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:52:57 PM Ignore canfranchiser Report Abuse let them eat cake
Asbury09 Champion Author Iowa Posts:7,208 Points:1,529,330 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:52:44 PM Ignore Asbury09 Report Abuse he won't listen, he knows it all
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,469 Points:1,710,860 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:52:03 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse the drought is making people suffer for sure
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,227 Points:610,070 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:50:48 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,799 Points:1,842,475 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:49:34 PM Ignore WIPACKERFAN Report Abuse This would be a wise move Mr Obama.
Jeeputtputt Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,002 Points:677,465 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:48:10 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse forget it
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,546 Points:274,545 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:47:39 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Ethanol belongs in Wild Turkey, not mu gas tank.