date:Nov 19, 2012
Despite a severe drought that is raising food prices, the USEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) refuses to waive a mandatediverting part of the corn crop to making ethanol to blend withgasoline, and Congress should step in, says the American FrozenFood Institute (AFFI).
EPA's decision to reject the corn-ethanol RFS (Renewable FuelStandard) waiver will saddle food producers and American groceryshoppers with increased costs when we can least afford it, saidAFFI President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz,