Numbers released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) show that roughly 40 percent of the current corn harvest — nearly five billion bushels of corn — will be used to make ethanol this year. Many argue that diverting such a huge percentage of the US corn crop to make ethanol contributes to food price volatility and food shortages around the world. But, just how many people could that corn help feed? http://foodorfuel.weebly.com/