Reply #6: People demanding "Green"

[shadowrider]

Fuel alternatives got what they asked for. With the "alternate" fuel ethanol, it comes from corn, not oil. There is a price to be paid for everything, nothing is ever free. In this case, the price is corn shortages that occur because although more corn is being grown, it's being grown for fuel, not consumption.

Call it the Law of Unintended Consequences.

And yes, silos on farms hold "field corn" to be used as food by cows, horses, etc..it is part of their diet in addition to grass and so on. It's why Kobe beef is so expensive..they are fed corn and only corn.