Today in Biofuels Opinion: “In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom.”

Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Kevin Paap: “We cannot afford to have agriculture divided as we face our upcoming challenges — we cannot have agriculture fighting agriculture. Farm Bureau has and will continue to promote homegrown renewable fuels as a way to add value to our commodities, add value to our communities, to improve our air quality and to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. We have seen renewable fuels become the scapegoat for a whole variety of problems.”

Arthur Max of the Associated Press: “In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom. Right or wrong, that was when blame firmly settled on biofuels for the surge in food prices. The diversion of American corn from flour to fuel put the flat corn bread out of reach for Mexico’s poorest. Two years later, the search is on for ways to keep corn on the table rather than in the gas tank.

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