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Rain May Reduce Corn Output and Raise Prices

Posted by Tim Hope on 5/8/08 11:04 am

With ethanol fuel mandates in the news, policymakers should be careful what they wish for in expanding such requirements. Wet fields and cold weather may delay the planting of corn crops and thus could set the stage for reduced crop yield.  While in the past such concerns were generally restricted to those associated with the agricultural community, today crop yields and prices also impact ethanol using fuel consumers.

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