http://www.casavaria.com/hotspring/2008/06/24/140/corn-ethanol-is-a-destructive-economic-force-not-the-basis-of-our-energy-future/ hunting the paradigm shift Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.casavaria.com/hotspring/2008/06/24/140/corn-ethanol-is-a-destructive-economic-force-not-the-basis-of-our-energy-future/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Michael66 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:54:42 +0000 http://www.casavaria.com/hotspring/?p=140#comment-130 When ethanol is made from corn 18% of the corn is consumed and 82% of the corn becomes what is called brewer’s mash. Brewer’s mash is a high protein feedstuff used to feed livestock, pigs, and other animals. A recent National Public Radio segment featured several cattlemen who stated that the recent increase in ethanol production had so increased the supply of feed mash that the cost of the feed was reduced and it now cost them $40 to $50 less per head. Basically, the starch in the corn which has little or no food value is converted to ethanol, a high value product. At the same time, the protein in the corn is converted into another high value product, feed mash. The belief that there is a large loss of food as a result of making ethanol from corn is NOT correct. The belief that ethanol production is the cause of the recent increases in food costs is also NOT correct. In fact, beef and pork prices are presently quite reasonable partially due to the fact that there is so much feed mash on the market. When ethanol is made from corn 18% of the corn is consumed and 82% of the corn becomes what is called brewer’s mash. Brewer’s mash is a high protein feedstuff used to feed livestock, pigs, and other animals. A recent National Public Radio segment featured several cattlemen who stated that the recent increase in ethanol production had so increased the supply of feed mash that the cost of the feed was reduced and it now cost them $40 to $50 less per head.
Basically, the starch in the corn which has little or no food value is converted to ethanol, a high value product. At the same time, the protein in the corn is converted into another high value product, feed mash.
The belief that there is a large loss of food as a result of making ethanol from corn is NOT correct. The belief that ethanol production is the cause of the recent increases in food costs is also NOT correct. In fact, beef and pork prices are presently quite reasonable partially due to the fact that there is so much feed mash on the market.

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