The Corn Belt grows corn because it is ideally suited to the former Tall Grass Prairie, as corn is a tall grass. Iowa is going to grow huge amounts of corn regardless of ethanol.
Marginal areas outside of the Corn Belt, as well as pork and chicken producers are among the beneficiaries of corn-based fuel ethanol.
Thanks for the insight.
Note that I am not against ethanol. I’m against ethanol *mandates*.
Farmers and distillers ought to produce all the corn and distill all the ethanol that the (FREE!) market can use!