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To: Mr. Lucky
But there are much better fuel crop sources for Ethanol than Corn.

And much better renewable fuels then Ethanol.

If a farmer is looking to maximize his subsidy income, growing corn for Ethanol is a good idea for him. If he is looking to maximize his BTU production, growing rapeseed (or another oil crop) for BioDiesel is a much better idea.

Farmers pay the bills with dollars, not BTUs, so they grow corn for Ethanol.

93 posted on 07/17/2005 8:32:09 PM PDT by pillbox_girl
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To: pillbox_girl

It has nothing to do with these subsidies that everyone seems to conjur up, but with yield and value. An acre of midwestern land will produce , what, five times as much corn as canola?


107 posted on 07/18/2005 7:04:34 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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