Ethanulled: politics at play
The US deal to eliminate the subsidy for domestically produced ethanol and scrap the tariff on imports wastes even more money
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With energy prices rising, ethanol has emerged as a viable, but controversial alternative that is affecting corn prices across the globe and stimulating debate on subsidies
Brazil gives big sweetener for sugar biofuel
The state development bank has announced cash incentives to boost the country’s ethanol industry after the US scrapped import tariffs
Petrobras to boost ethanol production
Brazilian company to spend $1.9bn by 2015 to increase its participation of the domestic market to 12 per cent from 5 per cent currently
General Mills hits out at ethanol subsidies
Food company blames tax credit for ‘driving up food prices unnecessarily’ in the US at a time of intense debate over the policy
US ethanol refiners use more corn than farmers
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that in the year to August 31 ethanol producers will have consumed more than 40% of last year’s harvest
Shell to focus on exporting ethanol to US
Company to increase investments in Brazilian venture as Washington prepares to scrap subsidies and tariffs on the biofuel
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