tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post6071017267029862394..comments2023-10-31T05:09:58.639-04:00Comments on maribo: Food prices and the use of cornUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25163458.post-63149088464714739942008-04-22T21:20:00.000-04:002008-04-22T21:20:00.000-04:00Well, to be fair, I wouldn't eat it (directly) eit...Well, to be fair, I wouldn't eat it (directly) either, given that it's likely field corn, not sweet corn.<BR/><BR/>Of course, High Fructose Corn Syrup takes work to avoid - The Omnivore's Dilemma has a nice commentary on why we're "Corn people".<BR/>As for prices, don't forget fertlizer, i.e., in some cases, natural gas.<BR/><BR/> Over the longer term, one would hope that weird ag subsidies will lessen, and the lower inputs required for things like switchgrass or miscanthus will put them ahead of corn for any biofuel applications. Less overuse of nitrogen fertilizer is good anyway (runoff), but in any case, it's going to get very expensive.John Masheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17786354229618237133noreply@blogger.com