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October 01, 2007 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

New York Times drops the boom on the ethanol boom

The New York Times says “the ethanol boom of recent years…may be fading” and pressure may be on presidential candidates to get behind corn ethanol as industry fundamentals turn sour. Industry watchers told the New York Times that problems are short-term, although consolidation is in the offing.

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