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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:1,546 Points:397,850 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 10:08:51 AM Ignore ktyson13 Report Abuse let's just end the requirement for Ethanol by the over-reaching big government.
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,083 Points:1,012,380 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 6:10:23 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 5:42:06 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:382,455 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2012 3:47:06 AM Ignore Piper0072 Report Abuse The Obama EPA will continue to push for E15.
SparkieMi Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:3,271 Points:590,335 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:42:23 PM Ignore SparkieMi Report Abuse Great.....
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,906 Points:774,220 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:14:16 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse not to mention my van!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,906 Points:774,220 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:14:02 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse It's destroying my ski!
jetskijerry Champion Author North Carolina Posts:3,906 Points:774,220 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:13:45 PM Ignore jetskijerry Report Abuse please!
KrsnaDragon Champion Author Montreal Posts:2,417 Points:532,500 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 10:04:40 PM 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:1,995 Points:2,528,285 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:23:34 PM Ignore crreed1 Report Abuse get rid of ethanol
Cableman66 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,120 Points:491,895 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:22:50 PM Ignore Cableman66 Report Abuse Sounds like a good idea.
boatfloyd Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:1,728 Points:389,925 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:20:01 PM Ignore boatfloyd Report Abuse Good Idea.
Bigwaynef Champion Author South Carolina Posts:11,487 Points:2,082,710 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:18:47 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:9,744 Points:2,029,455 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:18:08 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:1,691 Points:429,350 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:15:30 PM Ignore ican2step Report Abuse I agree Morph. We are DONE if this administration gets another 4 years.
ssect8 Champion Author Hartford Posts:7,999 Points:2,094,495 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:15:08 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:34,271 Points:2,372,345 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:13:57 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse he wont listen
JamesCalvin Champion Author Lancaster Posts:3,191 Points:520,530 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:13:56 PM Ignore JamesCalvin Report Abuse Only a farmer will adequately understand!
wbpprint Veteran Author Chicago Posts:287 Points:1,405,780 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:13:39 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:33,443 Points:3,187,130 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:12:46 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:4,089 Points:1,103,855 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:11:57 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:8,708 Points:1,640,120 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:11:52 PM Ignore Number43 Report Abuse The price increase will probably more like 20%.
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:2,972 Points:682,040 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:11:44 PM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Oh, now we don't want ethanal...can't have it both ways.
PrinceLH Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,702 Points:539,995 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:10:28 PM Ignore PrinceLH Report Abuse Good luck with that!
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,177 Points:456,200 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:10:20 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 9:10:01 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 9:09:55 PM Ignore brutherruther Report Abuse Ok
etothek Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:1,653 Points:332,630 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:09:44 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:2,478 Points:664,150 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:09:32 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 9:08:57 PM Ignore rollercoaster Report Abuse obummer
Taurus1 Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,135 Points:1,675,450 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:07:39 PM Ignore Taurus1 Report Abuse makes sense.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,728 Points:1,662,765 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:07:28 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:2,317 Points:483,090 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:06:50 PM Ignore millerin Report Abuse hmm...
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,956 Points:1,184,935 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:06:05 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse no bama
Beau2140 Champion Author New York Posts:8,301 Points:1,658,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:05:27 PM Ignore Beau2140 Report Abuse Suspend ethanol forever.
judgemobile Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,575 Points:2,446,110 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:05:03 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:1,133,925 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:05:03 PM Ignore NotmeuQc Report Abuse Good luck trying to convince them.
ManOfLeisureII Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,884 Points:455,800 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:03:44 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:10,547 Points:1,860,320 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 9:03:13 PM Ignore joel27nc Report Abuse Go towards FOOD!
mdskier Champion Author Maryland Posts:9,941 Points:1,783,755 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:55:37 PM Ignore mdskier Report Abuse I hope he does this. (btw he had my vote)
v8gazguzler Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,947 Points:885,360 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:54:21 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 8:54:03 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:10,774 Points:2,103,370 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:53:08 PM Ignore OilHo Report Abuse Wow
canfranchiser Veteran Author Riverside Posts:418 Points:397,085 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:52:57 PM Ignore canfranchiser Report Abuse let them eat cake
Asbury09 Champion Author Iowa Posts:7,218 Points:1,531,280 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:52:44 PM Ignore Asbury09 Report Abuse he won't listen, he knows it all
SavALot Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:8,479 Points:1,712,810 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:52:03 PM Ignore SavALot Report Abuse the drought is making people suffer for sure
camaro_man Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:2,237 Points:612,020 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:50:48 PM Ignore camaro_man Report Abuse wow
WIPACKERFAN Champion Author Chicago Posts:8,809 Points:1,844,425 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:49:34 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 8:48:10 PM Ignore Jeeputtputt Report Abuse forget it
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,556 Points:274,995 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2012 8:47:39 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse Ethanol belongs in Wild Turkey, not mu gas tank.