In Belgium, despite industry’s efforts to deny the impact of biofuels on food prices, a new study shows there is wide scientific consensus that biofuels policies increase global food prices. The analysis, conducted by consultancy Cerulogy for BirdLife Europe & Central Asia and Transport & Environment, reviews over 100 economic modelling studies of the impact on […]
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance is highlighting data from the UN FAO showing that global food prices have experienced the steepest monthly drop since 2008, casting doubt upon concerns about the impact of ethanol production in food price increases. The recent decline in food prices has coincided with a period of record ethanol production expansion, […]
In California, research demonstrates that the rapid development of the biofuels sector will result in the industry having an increasingly powerful impact on food prices and food security, according to Rosamond Naylor at a symposium at Stanford University last week. “The main part of this that I think is so significant is the use of […]
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In Iowa, the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute has published a new study indicating that a full waiver of the RFS requirements will only reduce corn prices by 0.5%. The study also concluded that “overall ethanol use and production are projected to be motivated mostly by crop and fuel market conditions in the current […]
In New York, the Wall Street Journal published a story on the USDA’s expectations regarding the impact of this year’s drought. The USDA has estimated that food prices, including poultry, milk, and beef, will rise between 3 and 4 percent next year, followed by a 4 to 5% jump in 2013. The article also discussed […]
In Washington, a new report from USDA examines the rise in food commodity prices, including factors such as demand, weather, energy prices, trade and monetary policies, and biofuels. The report, noting the continuity in biofuels demand both before and after recent food price swings, states: “While the expansion of biofuels was an important factor underlying […]
