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San Juan Biofuels Cooperative
United States
3 January 2008 | EN
Biofuel production will not negatively impact access or availability of food in the United States (see Biofuel revolution threatens food security for the poor).
'Number 2' corn, the corn we use for biofuel production, is not digestible by humans — at least, not until it is processed into products like high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin and a variety of other food additives.
Moreover, the only reason global corn prices are so low is because the United States government subsidises US growers based on yield. Therefore, growers are incentivised to grow more corn, which leads to an over-supplied market. In turn, this leads to decreased global prices for corn and other agricultural products.
The strong international policies that I think are needed to prevent the "biofuel revolution threatening food security for the poor" include:
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