http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org Balancedfoodandfuel.org Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:48:25 CST en-us http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/43502 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/43502 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:32:04 CDT A new report from the Competitive Enterprise Institute reveals massive food and land costs stemming from government rules mandating use of corn ethanol for fuel. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/40519 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/40519 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:11:26 CDT USA Today For the past quarter-century, U.S. energy policy has been generally non-existent. To the extent there has been one, it has been to keep gasoline cheap. But one element stands out as a dramatic exception to this minimalist approach. Through a series of generous tax subsidies and production mandates, the use of corn-based ethanol has soared. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/40448 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/40448 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:26:37 CDT The San Diego Union Tribune All it takes is a trip to the supermarket or a drive by any gas station to see that something has gone terribly wrong with America's fuel policy. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/39801 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/39801 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:00:11 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org NY Times Editorial Thirty countries have already seen food riots this year. The ever higher cost of food could push tens of millions of people into abject poverty and starvation http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16478 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16478 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:28:56 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Dan Chapman Shoppers cluck-clucking over the high price of eggs --- up 30 percent from a year ago --- can blame Larry Thomason, but the North Georgia egg farmer has money woes of his own http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16476 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16476 Thu, 29 May 2008 15:31:25 CDT By Kimberly S. Johnson Every time Rose Brown goes to Safeway on East 20th Avenue in Denver, she peruses the beef section, but she doesn't always buy. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16474 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16474 Fri, 23 May 2008 10:56:24 CDT Foodmarket News By Russ Whitman Despite high commodity prices, poultry processors are feeling the squeeze of rapidly advancing feed and fuel costs. To the casual observer, current chicken and turkey prices look to be in good shape based on historical performance. But the initial effects of high corn prices and soaring fuel prices are resulting in processors barely breaking even if not losing money altogether. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16472 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/16472 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:17:37 CDT USA Today By David Mercer, The Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. â€" Not long ago, the fledgling ethanol industry was the darling of investors, farmers, the federal government and a lot of Americans who liked the idea of turning corn into fuel. Suddenly, it doesn't have nearly as many friends. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12248 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12248 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:25:56 CDT Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) â€" Meat company Tyson Foods (TSN) said Thursday that there will be less, but more expensive, chicken on supermarket shelves this summer as higher feed prices are passed onto consumers. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12121 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12121 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:12:55 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Cindy Skrzycki Taking corn from the mouths of chickens to put into the gas tanks of U.S. cars and trucks is causing feathers to fly in Washington. The $40 billion chicken industry, along with livestock producers, oil interests, grocers and some environmental and anti-hunger groups are hoping to put up a regulatory blockade to stop the diversion of corn stocks into the brewing of billions of gallons of ethanol for vehicles this year. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12121 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12121 Tue, 13 May 2008 09:12:55 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Cindy Skrzycki Taking corn from the mouths of chickens to put into the gas tanks of U.S. cars and trucks is causing feathers to fly in Washington. The $40 billion chicken industry, along with livestock producers, oil interests, grocers and some environmental and anti-hunger groups are hoping to put up a regulatory blockade to stop the diversion of corn stocks into the brewing of billions of gallons of ethanol for vehicles this year. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12251 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12251 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:34:46 CDT By Carlos Santos The massive $10.5 million grain complex near Harrisonburg that formally opened this week will help Shenandoah Valley turkey farmers fight the twin scourges of high feed and fuel prices. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12254 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12254 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:41:14 CDT By Linda Lindner Poultry producer, Pilgrim's Pride today reported a net loss of $111.45 million for the second quarter ending March 29 citing higher feed prices and charges relating to the closing of some facilities. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12257 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12257 Fri, 16 May 2008 11:48:31 CDT The Wall Street Journal By Siobhan Hughes, Ian Talley and Anjali Cordeiro Rising food prices are prodding lawmakers in Washington to rethink support for corn ethanol. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12260 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/12260 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:05:04 CDT Chicago Tribune Corn for fuel leaves less to fill stomachs By Joshua Boak Before milk prices started spiraling, before gas prices passed $3.50 and before food riots broke out in several countries, ethanol was the darling of energy alternatives. It gave jobs to rural communities and offered an alternative to foreign oil. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11869 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11869 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:50:03 CDT Houston Chronicle Using a global staple such as corn for biofuel rather than food seemed to make sense when there was a surplus of cheap grain and worsening U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The federal government was quick to boost the new industry with escalating mandates that require 8 billion gallons of renewable fuel be blended with gas sold at the pump this year. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11869 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11869 Fri, 02 May 2008 10:50:03 CDT Houston Chronicle Using a global staple such as corn for biofuel rather than food seemed to make sense when there was a surplus of cheap grain and worsening U.S. dependence on foreign oil. The federal government was quick to boost the new industry with escalating mandates that require 8 billion gallons of renewable fuel be blended with gas sold at the pump this year. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjM2MjcxYTkxYzc1Nzk5YWM1YTAzODM0MmQ5YWVlZWQ= http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjM2MjcxYTkxYzc1Nzk5YWM1YTAzODM0MmQ5YWVlZWQ= Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:46 CDT By The Editors The federal government can do something right now to provide relief to Americans facing higher food prices: Repeal the ethanol mandate. The diversion of one-third of the American corn crop into ethanol production is a direct result of the 2005 law that required gasoline makers to buy 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol — a mandate that the 2007 energy bill President Bush signed in December increases to 36 billion gallons by 2022. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjM2MjcxYTkxYzc1Nzk5YWM1YTAzODM0MmQ5YWVlZWQ= http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjM2MjcxYTkxYzc1Nzk5YWM1YTAzODM0MmQ5YWVlZWQ= Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:46 CDT By The Editors The federal government can do something right now to provide relief to Americans facing higher food prices: Repeal the ethanol mandate. The diversion of one-third of the American corn crop into ethanol production is a direct result of the 2005 law that required gasoline makers to buy 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol â€" a mandate that the 2007 energy bill President Bush signed in December increases to 36 billion gallons by 2022. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11514 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11514 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:04:11 CDT The Wall Street Journal By Siobhan Hughes Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the growing emphasis on corn-based ethanol has contributed to higher food prices, and he said the nation should begin "moving away gradually" from ethanol made from food such as corn. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11514 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/11514 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:04:11 CDT The Wall Street Journal By Siobhan Hughes Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that the growing emphasis on corn-based ethanol has contributed to higher food prices, and he said the nation should begin "moving away gradually" from ethanol made from food such as corn. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10926 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10926 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:01:44 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By James Regions The Willow Brook Foods bad-news headline would have been more accurate if it announced, "Lost to Ethanol, 780 Local Jobs." Almost lost in the announcement of job losses at Willow Brook Foods on March 30, was the phrase, "...rising feed costs have posed significant challenges in many sectors..." http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10548 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10548 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:59:35 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Paul Krugman These days you hear a lot about the world financial crisis. But there's another world crisis under way — and it's hurting a lot more people http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10551 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10551 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:04:56 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org NEW ORLEANS - April 7, 2008 - Soaring food prices in the United States are caused in part by $25 billion per year in unnecessary costs imposed on food producers by the federally subsidized ethanol industry, which is itself teetering on the brink of contraction due to rampant over-expansion and higher corn prices, an agricultural economist told food writers meeting here today. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10555 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10555 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:31:45 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Linda Chavez As if a housing crisis, rising energy costs and a soft labor market weren't enough to cause economic anxiety for the average American, now consumers are feeling the pinch of rapidly escalating food costs. The United States has long prided itself in being the breadbasket of the world, and Americans have traditionally paid a smaller share of their income on food than citizens of other developed countries. But the days of cheap milk, bread, beef and poultry may well be over --... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10410 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10410 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:45:33 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Michael Grunwald From his Cessna a mile above the southern Amazon, John Carter looks down on the destruction of the world's greatest ecological jewel. He watches men converting rain forest into cattle pastures and soybean fields with bulldozers and chains. He sees fires wiping out such gigantic swaths of jungle that scientists now debate the "savannization" of the Amazon. Brazil just announced that deforestation is on track to double this year; Carter, a Texas cowboy with all the... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10374 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10374 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:59:18 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The world must take care when developing biofuels to avoid perverse environmental effects and higher food prices, Nobel Peace Prize winner and climate change scientist Rajendra Pachauri said on Wednesday. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10357 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10357 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:47:50 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By James Randerson and Nicholas Watt Gordon Brown is preparing for a battle with the European Union over biofuels after one of the government's leading scientists warned they could exacerbate climate change rather than combat it. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10560 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/10560 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:22:05 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Dr. Thomas E. Elam, President, FarmEcon LLC The U.S. government has a long history of aiding the biofuel industry. In 1978 the first federal financial supports for use of ethanol blended with gasoline were set at a fixed $0.40 per gallon payment for 1 gallon of ethanol added to 9 gallons of gasoline to make "gasohol"1, now known as "E10". Subsequent programs changed support levels and added usage mandates, but we have had continuous Federal financial support of biofuels for over 30 years. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10338 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10338 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:29:38 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org The rush in the United States to produce corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel will likely worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and expand the annual "dead zone" that kills fish and other aquatic life, according to new research. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10305 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10305 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:03:29 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Kent Garber The troubles erupted early last year. First, there were the tortilla riots in Mexico City: 75,000 angry demonstrators, mostly poor, taking to the streets to protest the surging price of a food staple. Then in Italy, merchants from Milan began clamoring about the cost of pasta. By year's end, protests had broken out in at least a dozen countries: in India over onions, in Indonesia over soybeans, and, last month, in the small African country of Burkina Faso, where hundreds of... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10303 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10303 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:55:21 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By David Pimentel Dwindling foreign oil, rising prices at the gas pump and hype from politically well-connected U.S. agribusiness have combined to create a frenzied rush to convert food grains into ethanol fuel. The move is badly conceived and ill advised. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10293 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10293 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:26:53 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Tom Curry If you're fuming about how high gasoline prices have gotten, why not relax with a nice meal? Perhaps a few beers and a turkey sandwich? Maybe a chicken Caesar salad? Well, it's not just the price of gasoline that's going up. That beer, turkey and chicken are also costing more too. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10159 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10159 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:11:08 CDT The Wall Street Journal By Lauren Etter Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the world's largest poultry producer by volume, said it is paring its chicken business, slashing more than a thousand U.S. jobs in the process, as soaring grain prices pinch margins. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10044 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10044 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:44:08 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Walter Williams One of the many mandates of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 calls for oil companies to increase the amount of ethanol mixed with gasoline. President Bush said, during his 2006 State of the Union address, "America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world." Let's look at some of the "wonders" of ethanol as a replacement for gasoline. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10170 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10170 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:44:04 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Bernie Woodall Using corn to produce ethanol will make food so expensive in poor countries that it will cause more misery than global warming, the chief of the biggest U.S. refining company claimed this week. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9905 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9905 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:06:07 CDT Balancedfoodandfuel.org Nashville, Tenn., March 11, 2008 - U.S. ethanol policy is continuing to drive meat and poultry prices higher, according to preliminary results of an analysis by expert economist Tom Elam, Ph.D., president of Farm Econ. Elam offered a preview of his soon-to-be-released study at the Annual Meat Conference, March 9-11, 2008, in Nashville, Tenn. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9286 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9286 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:28:49 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org By MARTIN CRUTSINGER The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Battered by bad economic news, consumer confidence plunged while wholesale food, energy and medicine costs soared, pushing inflation up at the fastest pace in a quarter century. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9290 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9290 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:41:00 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Javier Blas in Washington and Gillian Tett in London The United Nation's agency responsible for relieving hunger is drawing up plans to ration food aid in response to the spiralling cost of agricultural commodities. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9243 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9243 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:26:43 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Alan Bjerga Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. plans to replace 15 percent of gasoline consumption with crop-based fuels including ethanol are already leading to some unintended consequences as food prices and fertilizer costs increase. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9246 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9246 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:14:16 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org By Mike Hughlett and Mary Ellen Podmolik, Chicago Tribune Hughlett reported from Florida;Podmolik reported from Chicago. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Sara Lee Corp., stung by record-high wheat prices, plans to raise prices on its namesake bread this spring, the fourth such increase in just 11/2 years. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9146 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9146 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:47:27 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org By H. JOSEF HEBERT The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded Thursday. The study challenges the rush to biofuels as a response to global warming. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9133 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9133 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:04:35 CST Corn, wheat and soybeans—consider them the building blocks of food cost. The Mitchell Report aside, grain prices may as well have been on steroids for the past two years, and 2008 looks to be more of the same. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9135 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/9135 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:12:45 CST Paul of Poultry Perspectives in Storrs, Conn., prepared an invited lecture paper for the World's Poultry Science Assn. on the "Impact on the World Poultry Industry of the Global Shift to Biofuels." http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8958 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8958 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:39:27 CST Contributed by Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) As we move forward toward diversifying our nation's energy supplies and addressing the challenge of global warming, it is vitally important to closely monitor reliance on corn-based ethanol. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9567 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9567 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:45:10 CST Balancedfoodandfuel.org High gasoline prices routinely make headlines - and draw consumers' ire. Although the price of eggs also has been rising, it hasn't received much attention. Maybe that's because egg prices aren't posted on giant billboards. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8940 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8940 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:12:15 CST By Spencer Hunt THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Higher corn prices have farmers dropping out of a conservation program that pays them to plant grasses instead of crops. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8759 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8759 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:12:23 CST Released Dec. 6, 2007From The Economist print editionFOR as long as most people can remember, food has been getting cheaper and farming has been in decline. In 1974-2005 food prices on world markets fell by three-quarters in real terms. Food today is so cheap that the West is battling gluttony even as it scrapes piles of half-eaten leftovers into the bin. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8755 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8755 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:31:34 CST By Robert J. SamuelsonIf people can't eat, they can't do much else. One of the great achievements of the past century has been the enormous expansion of food production, which has virtually eliminated starvation in advanced countries and has made huge gains against it in poor countries. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8729 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8729 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:18:14 CST The following statement should be attributed to J. Patrick Boyle, President and CEO, American Meat Institute, in response to the release of "Analysis of Potential Causes of Consumer Food Price Inflation." http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8712 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8712 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:23:43 CST Expect the price of beef, pork, chicken and a host of other goods to go up if the House energy bill becomes law. But the trade-off may be worth it. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8644 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8644 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:43:53 CST In his 2007 State of the Union Address, President Bush announced the "Twenty in Ten" Initiative, a plan to reduce projected gasoline usage in the United States by 20 percent in 10 years. "Twenty in Ten" called on Congress to pass legislation that would: (1) establish an Alternative Fuel Standard requiring the equivalent of 35 billion gallons of alternative fuels by2017; and (2) provide the Department of Transportation (DOT) authority to increase fuel economy standards for cars under a... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8636 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8636 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:17:36 CST Dear Representative: The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) urges you to vote ‘NO' on the newly amended version of H.R. 6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Cattle producers support efforts to develop renewable and alternative sources of energy; however, the impact of a 15 billion gallon RFS for feed grain based ethanol could deal a serious blow to cattlemen if the United States experiences anything short of a record U.S. corn crop year after year. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8634 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8634 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:12:34 CST TO THE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the world's largest business federation representing more than three million businesses and organizations of every size, sector, and region, strongly urges you to oppose the "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007," a bill expected to be considered by the full House this week. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8638 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8638 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:23:34 CST Dear Representative: The National Turkey Federation (NTF) urges you to vote "NO" on the most recent version of H.R.6, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8630 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8630 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:10:40 CST Dear Representative: As the largest association of food and beverage companies in the world, the Grocery Manufacturers Association strongly opposes efforts to increase the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) in the energy legislation coming to the House floor this week. The legislation would increase the renewable fuels standard (RFS) to 15 billion gallons of ethanol from corn- over twice the current mandate. Using corn for ethanol production is already having an unintended, adverse... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8632 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8632 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:15:08 CST Dear Madam Speaker: As part of his State of the Union Address this past January, the President announced "Twenty in Ten," a comprehensive vision for a more secure, cleaner energy future. This proposal wpouldn't cut U.S. gasoline consumption by 20% by 2017 and would significantly reduce projected greenhouse emissions from vehicles. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8501 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8501 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:44:36 CST By Ernest Istook Ethanol subsidies are raising our food prices - dubbed the "Thanksgiving Tax" because it upped the cost we paid for Thanksgiving dinner http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8640 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8640 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:34:17 CST Dear Leaders: While we support a balanced energy policy that puts us on the path to energy security and a cleaner environment, the undersigned organizations and companies strongly oppose the Renewable Fuels Standard that is reportedly being considered for inclusion in new energy legislation. Doubling the current mandate for grain based ethanol will result in adverse consequences, including increases in food and energy costs for consumers, without reducing our dependence on foreign... http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8642 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8642 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:39:10 CST Dear Representative: Texas livestock strongly opposes all efforts to increase the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Please vote against any increase to the RFS that may be offered as part of the Farm Bill, the Energy Bill or any other bill. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8497 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8497 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:15:15 CST WASHINGTON — With oil prices in record territory, presidential candidates stumping for votes in corn-centric Iowa, and congressional. Democrats anxious to pass an energy bill to cut the nation's dependence on Mideast oil, this should be the right moment for ethanol. http://www.meatami.com/sites/balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8470 http://www.meatami.com/sites/balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8470 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:54:24 CST By ROBERT HAHN To hear the candidates tell it -- especially those on the stump in Iowa -- ethanol is the answer to America's energy-security woes. And back in Washington, politicians since 1978 have been putting your money where their mouths are: Ethanol is currently subsidized to the tune of 51 cents per gallon when blended with gasoline. http://www.meatami.com/sites/balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8472 http://www.meatami.com/sites/balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/8472 Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:27:41 CST The stalling ethanol industry wants Congress to mandate greater use of the biofuel. But many of the industry's former friends have turned against it amid soaring prices for corn and other grains. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/7631 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/7631 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:39:17 CDT Dr. Thomas E. Elam The current Federal ethanol subsidy program does not reflect realities of current energy and food markets. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7635 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7635 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:46:33 CDT Paul C. Westcott Explosive growth of ethanol production brings adjustments to U.S. agriculture that reach far beyond the corn sector. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5190 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/5190 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:26:25 CDT By Victor Davis Hanson While we worry about gas prices, the costs of milk, meat and fresh produce silently soar. So like the end of cheap energy, is the era of cheap food also finally over? http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7638 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7638 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:52:34 CDT By Jennifer Ruggiero Restaurant owners and their customers are paying the price for a greener Earth. The United States' expanded production of ethanol has sent the price of corn skyrocketing, from previous highs of about $2 a bushel to more than $3.50 today. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7641 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7641 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:55:17 CDT Rising Prices for Corn Drives Up Cost of Milk and Other Dairy Products Milk may do a body good, but these days it's probably your wallet that gets the big workout. http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/7643 http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org/ht/a/GetDocumentAction/i/7643 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:57:21 CDT LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Motorists might save a few cents a gallon filling their tanks with ethanol, but they could soon be paying more for a burger and a milkshake as a result.