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Yes, there are variables--but heck, we could stand to eat a few less French fries and a lot less refined sugar, too, so that potatoes and sugar cane could go into the making of ethanol as well.  Bottom line--there are many things that can be fermented, although certainly some will have better yields than others.

 

As for corn--I like to eat it, but would certainly not consider it a "staple" in my diet--when corn on the cob is in season I eat some because it tastes good, but can go for months without eating corn.  Note that sweet corn and field corn are quite different beasts, and that field corn is downright unappetizing.

 

Heidi

Brazil has been running on ethanol for over 30 years, and their pump prices are half what ours are.

 

They derive their ethanol from sugar cane, not corn, which is a much more efficient growing and refining process. Ethanol also provides a lower mpg than regular gas.

 

BTW, I am not a fan of feeding to corn anything really - dogs, humans, or horses.

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