USDA pledges farmers more support on food vs fuel

In Missouri, USDA under secretary Thomas Dorr pledged at the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference to give farmers more support in the food vs fuel debate. Dorr said the Department would highlight that ethanol has caused only 0.25% of the 4.5% increase in food prices and was holding down gas prices.

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