IN FOOD VS FUEL DEBATE, US RESOLUTE ON ETHANOL
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - As world food prices reach new highs, a handful of U.S. politicians and hard-hit corporations are readying a fresh effort to forestall the use of more U.S. corn and soybeans as motor fuel.
They are likely doing so in vain, say experts.
USDA DEREGULATES CORN AMYLASE USED FOR ETHANOL
WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department said on Friday it has deregulated a variety of corn genetically engineered to produce a common enzyme that speeds the breakdown of starch into sugar, a vital step in making ethanol.
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said Syngenta , the Swiss maker of the enzyme, called alpha-amylase, will create an advisory council and take other steps to alleviate concerns by foodmakers about the genetically engineered corn variety. Syngenta requested APHIS deregulate the corn variety in 2005.
CANADA PROPOSES JULY 1 START FOR BIODIESEL RULE
OTTAWA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Canada is proposing a July 1 start date for requiring 2 percent renewable content in all diesel fuel and heating oil, the government said on Thursday.
Canada's renewable fuels regulations, published in September 2010, already require an average of 5 percent renewable content in gasoline.
US GOVT HANDS MAY BE TIED ON ETHANOL-USDA OFFICIAL
PALM BEACH, Florida, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has few options to slow down the ethanol boom that has played a big role in drawing down corn supplies to their lowest level in 15 years, a top U.S. Agriculture Department official said on Thursday.
"The fact is the industry has pretty much been built," USDA chief economist Joe Glauber told reporters on the sidelines of a Commodity Markets Council conference.
No comments:
Post a Comment