tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post5118162296604370472..comments2023-10-26T02:13:30.025-07:00Comments on A View to the South: Castro: Bush's Ethanol Policy Will Hurt Poor, Environmentleftsidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-32271987794513818742007-04-05T07:58:00.000-07:002007-04-05T07:58:00.000-07:00http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=94&CID=4&It...http://www.wkkf.org/default.aspx?tabid=94&CID=4&ItemID=5000529&NID=85&LanguageID=0<BR/><BR/>This article has an interesting take. White corn traditionally fetched a higher price but the drive for ethanol has created incentive to plant less white and grow more yellow. So, I guess we're both right. But it is two different commodities. In fact, yellow is split into several grades of commodities as well. I didn't take into account the drive to replace white for yellow for profit at the expense of the food supply. If Castro and Chavez are so concerned, they should start planting white corn for food consumption and probably rake in millions for their farmers.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-51023435223196768142007-04-04T11:04:00.000-07:002007-04-04T11:04:00.000-07:00Find me one link that says what you are claiming, ...Find me one link that says what you are claiming, ie that the rise in ethanol (and projected rise in the speculative futures market) has had nothing to do with the spike in corn prices. I know there are hundreds of articles that support me, so you got to come better than that. Here's another citation, found on the first <A HREF="http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/03/news/economy/corn_weather/?postversion=2007040407" REL="nofollow">corn story</A> I found today.<BR/><BR/><I>The surging ethanol industry has pushed the swelling demand for the fuel's main ingredient, corn, making it the most-watched commodity on the market.</I> <BR/><BR/>Of course weather, the amount of corn planting and everything plays a part. But everyone is citing ethanol as the main mover and shaker in recent months.leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-89050240183977658132007-04-04T06:32:00.000-07:002007-04-04T06:32:00.000-07:00International food demands have driven up the pric...International food demands have driven up the price of white corn, as opposed to the ethanol-related costs spike of yellow corn. They are two different commodities, a concept I don't expect a socialist like yourself to understand.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-66221615626360074332007-04-04T06:29:00.000-07:002007-04-04T06:29:00.000-07:00Both Chavez and Castro have said that they will tr...Both Chavez and Castro have said that they will try to dissuade Lula on his ethanol policy. I say, hands off and mind your own business. Lula is right. Lula's people will be better off. Long live Lula, Kirchner and Bachelet, continuously reminding the world that you don't have to be a leftist and bat-shit insane.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-48475796271431210622007-04-03T09:17:00.000-07:002007-04-03T09:17:00.000-07:00You must have not read the Castro piece either, li...You must have not read the Castro piece either, like the Brazillian. Castro goes out of his way to praise Brazil's technology. So there is no "interference" with Brazil my friend. Invoking the "hands off" posture does not suit you.<BR/><BR/>Mexicans can care less what type of corn does what. In the end the markets are clearly intertwined and the demand for one affects the supply of the other. As every single report on the subject <A HREF="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPnypWQGFPKQ&refer=home" REL="nofollow">says:</A><BR/><BR/><I>The peso may fall further in the next several months as corn prices continue to rise. Corn has soared 15 percent in the past eight weeks and 119 percent since late 2005 as demand for the grain grows from ethanol producers.</I>leftsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676827005815770066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-57834381061772643322007-04-03T05:44:00.000-07:002007-04-03T05:44:00.000-07:00"corn and torilla prices have doubled in recent ye..."corn and torilla prices have doubled in recent years, "<BR/><BR/>Again, you show a lack of depth on this subject. White corn is for making tortillas, yellow corn is for making ethanol. Please do some homework.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, nobody is taking you seriously anymore. I don't know why I bother.jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574722.post-70035469812053993542007-04-03T05:42:00.000-07:002007-04-03T05:42:00.000-07:00Lula and the Brazilians know best what to do with ...Lula and the Brazilians know best what to do with their economy. Hands off. Why does Cuba and Venezuela want to interfere with the sovereignty of Brazil?jsbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526596147319229399noreply@blogger.com