http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/30/high-summer-corn-prices-to-squeeze-ethanol/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/30/high-summer-corn-prices-to-squeeze-ethanol/#comment-11999 The Daily Five: Saturday, 31 May, 2008 | EcoTech Daily Sat, 31 May 2008 11:00:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2340#comment-11999 <p>[...] High Summer Corn Prices to Squeeze Ethanol: Corn-based ethanol production is beginning to be crushed under its own weight. Fuel demand for corn stocks is driving market speculation, with price-per-bushel futures averaging about $4.66. Since ethanol currently is going for $2.30 a gallon on the West Coast, producers will find it difficult to preserve profit margins. And that assumes a normal growing season, free from widespread drought or crop failures. (Earth2Tech) Stay up to date on green technology, gadgets & news by subscribing to EcoTech Daily's RSS feed. var disqus_url = 'http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/05/31/the-daily-five-saturday-31-may-2008/ '; var disqus_title = 'The Daily Five: Saturday, 31 May, 2008'; var disqus_message = 'Climate scientists reconcile a long-standing challenge to global warming predictions; space energy gets dragged out of the realm of sci-fi; and the ethanol industry pays the price for its own success.%0A'; View the entire comment thread. [...]</p> [...] High Summer Corn Prices to Squeeze Ethanol: Corn-based ethanol production is beginning to be crushed under its own weight. Fuel demand for corn stocks is driving market speculation, with price-per-bushel futures averaging about $4.66. Since ethanol currently is going for $2.30 a gallon on the West Coast, producers will find it difficult to preserve profit margins. And that assumes a normal growing season, free from widespread drought or crop failures. (Earth2Tech) Stay up to date on green technology, gadgets & news by subscribing to EcoTech Daily’s RSS feed. var disqus_url = ‘http://ecotechdaily.com/2008/05/31/the-daily-five-saturday-31-may-2008/ ‘; var disqus_title = ‘The Daily Five: Saturday, 31 May, 2008′; var disqus_message = ‘Climate scientists reconcile a long-standing challenge to global warming predictions; space energy gets dragged out of the realm of sci-fi; and the ethanol industry pays the price for its own success.%0A’; View the entire comment thread. [...]

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