With the expanded use of ethanol, cars and sows are now competing for the same corn crop. The increased demand is profitable for Missouri corn farmers, but other sectors of the economy are feeling the burden of higher prices.
‘We’ve got to have more corn,’ expert says
New vehicles seen as pushing demand for ethanol even higher.
Sunday, March 4, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CST;
updated 4:36 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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