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Originally Posted by nikivee
FYI: 78% of of our corn crops goes to animal feed. Around 20% is used for human consumption. What we export to rich countries goes to feed livestock. Some countries that would need our corn won't even allow it becuase it's genetically altered. So in short this argument that corn should not be made into fuel because we can't feed people is pure political BS.
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Mostly true, but whether you eat corn or you feed it to the cows, unless you don't plan on having a hamburger again, it is still sort of in the food supply.
The whole thing was a made up problem, we never used enough corn to cause any harm...but it's a moot point because corn just isn't good enough for making ethanol. There are better options so it's pretty much irrelevant anyway.