Ethanol is about government control and driving up the prices of food and energy its as simple as that. This is all intentional and precisely what they want to happen.
The primary use for corn is animal feed, the leftovers of the ethanol process are used for animal feed as well, so no loss there.
The main competitor to ethanol is the soda pop industry. Not exactly food.
Ethanol is cheaper than gas right now. I’m paying 10 cents less for ethanol gasoline than regular.