Forbes publishes article on the effect of ethanol on corn prices

Forbes has published an article on the effect of ethanol on corn prices, which are up more than $1 per bushel between 2005 and 2007. This translates into a 1.1 cent increase in a box of Kelloggs Corn Flakes.

The article focuses on the tension between corn producers and meat producers, both of which are reaching to the internet to make their opposing cases.

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