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Originally Posted by UFO
Not farmers, Monsanto.
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Shortly after ethanol was first used in fuel here years ago, a friend in the petroleum industry said that the ag corporations involved in the ethanol plan soon bypassed the midwestern corn farmer and purchased cheaper corn from South American farmers instead so they could pocket the difference. That move put the hurt on the midwest corn farmers as the public advertising campaign touted using ethanol in gasoline as a move to be "green" and would help the local farmer and thus the local economy.
Monsanto is very very big corporate powerhouse that has powerful and connected lobbyists that could put them as the driving force behind this push for more corn fuel. Its all about money.