None of the protein in corn is lost in the distillation of ethanol. In fact the protein in the distillers dried grain is more readily digested by animals than the protein was in the raw corn to begin with.
Yes that concentrated protein in the distillers grain
is great for putting on the meat, and many millions of
tons are produced, even enough to sell overseas.
bestintxas— There is no price supports on most farm
commodities as prices are high enough to be above
support level.The reason they are higher than support
levels is energy costs drive up fuel and fertilizer,
and all farm inputs, so the price has to be up
some, compared to 15 years ago, to even
allow the farmer to produce it.And oil companies do
get much more in depletion and tax credits, for their
whole operations, than farmers ever got even when
farm prices were low and price supports were paid.
By 5-10 times as much. Oil companies have congress
bought just like drug and insurance companies do.
From the time there was taxes oil companies have
got huge credits.An the silly irony is people keep
talking about ethanol and farm subsidies, when it is
the oil companies are getting a tax credit.......
TO USE A FARM PRODUCT.......
Some think market running things completely with 10 buck
hamburg, 15 buck gas would things right. Well only top
10% could live at that level,and the rest would starve,
meaning in short time, none produced at any cost
as labor force in that bottom 90% would be dead.
Everyone can’t be paid, working or not,
200 grand a year, to afford those prices.
Ed Hubel.