From: Ellen K. 

I'm surprised to read that Mexico imports its corn from the US... anybody
know whether this is true?

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 22:58:00 -0500, "Mark"
 wrote in message :

>I think I recall a few intellectual arguments against my disdain for using
>"corn for fuel."
>
>If I recall correctly those arguments were along the lines of "global energy
>generation transcends the minutia of food vs. fuel," because it's all the
>same thing in the end and taking corn off the food market to satisfy the
>transportation market was no big deal because lower oil prices would offset
>any effects...
>
>Perhaps those arguments were misplaced:
>
>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0701130049jan13,0,5505881.story
>"Ethanol's effect: Expensive tortillas"
>
>I guess starving out the Mexicans is an acceptable trade-off for enriching
>the ethanol producers in the US?
>
>For me, I like Exxon/Mobil over ADM 8 days a week.
>

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