It's good for the farmer and hopefully good for the environment. But now it will affect food costs. How does this work?
2007-03-27 05:18:59 · 5 answers · asked by m k 5 in Environment
Supply and demand.
2007-03-27 08:42:23 · answer #1 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using corn and soybeans for biofuel will mean that they will be worth more to the farmer. The demand for biofuel will cause more of these commodities to be used for fuel than for food. In order for companies to purchase corn for tortilla chips, cornmeal, etc. they will have to compete against biofuel companies for the same product forcing the price higher and higher as they outbid each other. We will have less dependency on foreign oil but higher food prices.
2007-03-27 05:24:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
corn is an easy crop so to say
just plant and let it grow cut it down and vala
alot of things are made with corn yes but the price is not going to go up
farmers can plant crops of corn just for fuel
it does not even have to be edible so if bugs get at it or not a good season so what we are just burning it
it is a good idea all the way around everyone wins and the price of food won't go up
2007-03-27 05:28:09 · answer #3 · answered by elite_women_rule_the_rock 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The economics of supply and demand. The higher the demand for a product, the higher the price, unless you can increase supply.
2007-03-27 05:23:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The prices are already going up just at the thought of using corn for fuel, sort of like gasoline goes up just on the thought of higher futures prices, neither of these are valid reasons to charge more right now, but they do it anyhow. :-(
2007-03-27 05:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by hillbilly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋