http://www.martincwiner.com/amber-waves-of-ethanol/ This is what happens when Martin gets tired of sending mass emails. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:44:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.martincwiner.com/amber-waves-of-ethanol/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Zach Coetzee Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:43:03 +0000 http://www.martincwiner.com/?p=104#comment-132 Allthough there are a number of other aspects quoted as drivers , I believe the unlimited senceless policy of USA to produce fuel from food, triggered the present food price crisis. Admittedly, a surge of demand for commodities worldwide driven by Chinese growth, energy costs, etc created a climate of increased cost and priices. As editor of a trade magazine for Poultry Industry, the spin offs to my industrty is crippling and does not promiise a reversal soon. How far must world wide famine go before we in the developed world would discount the implications of our policies? Allthough there are a number of other aspects quoted as drivers , I believe the unlimited senceless policy of USA to produce fuel from food, triggered the present food price crisis. Admittedly, a surge of demand for commodities worldwide driven by Chinese growth, energy costs, etc created a climate of increased cost and priices. As editor of a trade magazine for Poultry Industry, the spin offs to my industrty is crippling and does not promiise a reversal soon. How far must world wide famine go before we in the developed world would discount the implications of our policies?

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