Ron Litterer, President, National Corn Growers Association: “Gov. Rick Perry should have waited before his latest attack on corn ethanol. On the day his column appeared, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its newest estimates for corn supply and demand….Contract corn prices for September are below $5 and the cash price of corn in central Illinois as of Aug. 11 was $4.51 — nearly half the governor’s claim. ”
Fábio Silveira, RC Consultores (Brazil): “It is possible to triple Brazilian ethanol production without having any impact on the price of food or threatening the Amazon rainforest.”
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Williams | Aug 25, 2008 | Reply
Wow, are you telling me that the governor of Texas (a state built on oil and beef) attacked ethanol and used a misinformed and fact-free argument that would pander to his constituents and fall in line nicely with his political aims? I’m shocked and appalled. Oh, wait… no I’m not.