Ethanol Tsunami: Grain Market Comments

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Market Comments: 3/16/11
Ethanol Exports

The sensitivity to food and water issues has been raised to a new level. Ten days ago corn traders had expectations for a greater export role in the demand picture for ethanol.

Get the Full Article at The Des Moines Register.

This week the ethanol and food industry were thrown a curve ball of biblical proportions over risk management that has life and death consequences for Japan...and maybe, before it's all over, for North America.

Learn More at DTN.

Funding for Alternative Energy Sources

While spending the day at the USDA in D.C., we observed that Congress is expanding its ideas about funding research for fuel sources beyond ethanol. We think that we have made a few contacts here that may be valuable resources.

Learn More about the new Initiatives.

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