American Farm Bureau, consulting firm say ethanol holding gas prices down 10 cents per gallon

A report by consulting firm LECG concluded that drivers are saving an average of 9.8 cents per gallon on gasoline, owing to the ethanol mandate, while the American Farm Bureau Federation released a report putting the savings at 10 cents per gallon, or $14 billion.

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