Re: [RC] Beware - overinflated corn prices! - Barbara McCrary
Someone was telling me that Brazil's ethanol is made
from sugar cane, of which apparently it has a good supply. I just cannot
imagine there being enough land to grow enough corn to produce enough ethanol
for our needs in this country. Corn also saps soil of nutrients (worse
than some other crops) so those have to be replaced with fertilizer, which is
made from petroleum. It looks like a kind of no-win situation. Any
other ideas?
Is it just me? At $2 per bag more, a person would have to buy a bag
a week to get over $100 per year (something I have a hard time imagining,
unless one has chickens or something). Personally, I'd like to see the
bulk of field corn get made into ethanol to go in our vehicles. Brazil
has been running on ethanol for over 30 years, and their pump prices are half
what ours are. At that rate, I would save $100 every 3 weeks or
so. Additionally, the thing that makes beef unhealthy is the last two
months in the feedlot eating corn and other high-carb food--cattle, like
horses, are meant to be forage consumers and their health suffers on high-carb
diets.
Yep, I'd GLADLY pay more for what little corn I use and have ethanol for
my gas tank and healthier beef at the supermarket!
Heidi
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [RC]
Beware - overinflated corn prices! From: "Kristen A Fisher"
<kskf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, June 26, 2007 8:16 am To:
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Welcome to the wonderful world of ethanol
mandates.
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ann
Spencer Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 4:29 AM To:
Spottedracer@xxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC]
Beware - overinflated corn prices!
Seems this can be attributed to those who are
active participants in the 'futures' stocks. They have only one
thing on their mind: MONEY!!! ie $$$$$$$$ not anyone else's
welfare. IMHO this is a bit of shame. why can't we
have capital type ecomony and still have good basic values??
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