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Originally Posted by Tervuren
Foods that compete with ethanol meddling that don't have their own meddling will go up as a direct result.
On top of this, weather has not been steady the last few years, a lot of volatility that can mess with food production.
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Yep, we burn food (corn) as fuel. We spend billions in tax subsidies for farmers to grow the corn and turn it into fuel for our cars. The energy used to produce that ethanol is less than the energy we get as fuel so it is a net loss for everyone except the ethanol supply chain. Add in the fact that all that feed corn or human food is diverted from food production and prices go up.