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Ecornomics

IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION HAS TRIPLED. AS OF OCTOBER 2007, THE US HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION GALLONS OF ETHANOL A YEAR. THIS HAS BEGUN TO LIMIT US DEPENDENCE ON FOR- EIGN OIL WHILE SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE BIG NUMBERS: TOTAL CORN SUBSIDIES: $10B TOTAL INVESTED IN ETHANOL SINCE 1978: OVER THE LAST DECADE CORN HAS BECOME THE MOST DOMINANT CROP ON AMERICAN SOIL. IT IS IN A QUARTER OF OUR EVERYDAY FOODS AND IS BEING USED TO FUEL OUR CARS AS WELL. WHY IS AMERICA SO ATTACHED TO THIS CROP? $88 $20B NET RETURNS FOR CROPS: $6B $100B $450 $48 Corn Soybean Wheat Sorghum Barley Oats $2B $350 TOTAL SAVED IN FOREIGN OIL PURCHASES: '95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 $250 CORN PRODUCTION: ITS IN OUR FOOD: OF 10,000 ITEMS IN A TYPICAL GROCERY STORE, AT LEAST 2,500 USE CORN IN SOME FORM DURING PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING. $150 ON THE SHELF: $50 '96/'97 Market Year "09/'10 25% CORN CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN: #1 IOWA REST OF WORLD #2 ILLINOIS Feed Ethanol #3 NEBRASKA # 4 MINNESOTA UNNOTICED USAGE OF CORN: HAMBURGERS (COW FEED) EGGS (CHICKEN FEED) #5 INDIANA High Fructose Corn Syrup Glucose & Dextrose Starch Cereal REST OF USA SODA & SWEETENED DRINKS (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP) Alcohol (Beverage) PROCESSED FOODS (CORN OIL, CORN MEAL, CORN STARCH) $ Per Acre IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION HAS TRIPLED. AS OF OCTOBER 2007, THE US HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION GALLONS OF ETHANOL A YEAR. THIS HAS BEGUN TO LIMIT US DEPENDENCE ON FOR- EIGN OIL WHILE SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE BIG NUMBERS: TOTAL CORN SUBSIDIES: $10B TOTAL INVESTED IN ETHANOL SINCE 1978: OVER THE LAST DECADE CORN HAS BECOME THE MOST DOMINANT CROP ON AMERICAN SOIL. IT IS IN A QUARTER OF OUR EVERYDAY FOODS AND IS BEING USED TO FUEL OUR CARS AS WELL. WHY IS AMERICA SO ATTACHED TO THIS CROP? $88 $20B NET RETURNS FOR CROPS: $6B $100B $450 $48 Corn Soybean Wheat Sorghum Barley Oats $2B $350 TOTAL SAVED IN FOREIGN OIL PURCHASES: '95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 $250 CORN PRODUCTION: ITS IN OUR FOOD: OF 10,000 ITEMS IN A TYPICAL GROCERY STORE, AT LEAST 2,500 USE CORN IN SOME FORM DURING PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING. $150 ON THE SHELF: $50 '96/'97 Market Year "09/'10 25% CORN CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN: #1 IOWA REST OF WORLD #2 ILLINOIS Feed Ethanol #3 NEBRASKA # 4 MINNESOTA UNNOTICED USAGE OF CORN: HAMBURGERS (COW FEED) EGGS (CHICKEN FEED) #5 INDIANA High Fructose Corn Syrup Glucose & Dextrose Starch Cereal REST OF USA SODA & SWEETENED DRINKS (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP) Alcohol (Beverage) PROCESSED FOODS (CORN OIL, CORN MEAL, CORN STARCH) $ Per Acre IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION HAS TRIPLED. AS OF OCTOBER 2007, THE US HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION GALLONS OF ETHANOL A YEAR. THIS HAS BEGUN TO LIMIT US DEPENDENCE ON FOR- EIGN OIL WHILE SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE BIG NUMBERS: TOTAL CORN SUBSIDIES: $10B TOTAL INVESTED IN ETHANOL SINCE 1978: OVER THE LAST DECADE CORN HAS BECOME THE MOST DOMINANT CROP ON AMERICAN SOIL. IT IS IN A QUARTER OF OUR EVERYDAY FOODS AND IS BEING USED TO FUEL OUR CARS AS WELL. WHY IS AMERICA SO ATTACHED TO THIS CROP? $88 $20B NET RETURNS FOR CROPS: $6B $100B $450 $48 Corn Soybean Wheat Sorghum Barley Oats $2B $350 TOTAL SAVED IN FOREIGN OIL PURCHASES: '95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 $250 CORN PRODUCTION: ITS IN OUR FOOD: OF 10,000 ITEMS IN A TYPICAL GROCERY STORE, AT LEAST 2,500 USE CORN IN SOME FORM DURING PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING. $150 ON THE SHELF: $50 '96/'97 Market Year "09/'10 25% CORN CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN: #1 IOWA REST OF WORLD #2 ILLINOIS Feed Ethanol #3 NEBRASKA # 4 MINNESOTA UNNOTICED USAGE OF CORN: HAMBURGERS (COW FEED) EGGS (CHICKEN FEED) #5 INDIANA High Fructose Corn Syrup Glucose & Dextrose Starch Cereal REST OF USA SODA & SWEETENED DRINKS (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP) Alcohol (Beverage) PROCESSED FOODS (CORN OIL, CORN MEAL, CORN STARCH) $ Per Acre IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, ETHANOL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION HAS TRIPLED. AS OF OCTOBER 2007, THE US HAS THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION GALLONS OF ETHANOL A YEAR. THIS HAS BEGUN TO LIMIT US DEPENDENCE ON FOR- EIGN OIL WHILE SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. THE BIG NUMBERS: TOTAL CORN SUBSIDIES: $10B TOTAL INVESTED IN ETHANOL SINCE 1978: OVER THE LAST DECADE CORN HAS BECOME THE MOST DOMINANT CROP ON AMERICAN SOIL. IT IS IN A QUARTER OF OUR EVERYDAY FOODS AND IS BEING USED TO FUEL OUR CARS AS WELL. WHY IS AMERICA SO ATTACHED TO THIS CROP? $88 $20B NET RETURNS FOR CROPS: $6B $100B $450 $48 Corn Soybean Wheat Sorghum Barley Oats $2B $350 TOTAL SAVED IN FOREIGN OIL PURCHASES: '95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 $250 CORN PRODUCTION: ITS IN OUR FOOD: OF 10,000 ITEMS IN A TYPICAL GROCERY STORE, AT LEAST 2,500 USE CORN IN SOME FORM DURING PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING. $150 ON THE SHELF: $50 '96/'97 Market Year "09/'10 25% CORN CONSUMPTION BREAKDOWN: #1 IOWA REST OF WORLD #2 ILLINOIS Feed Ethanol #3 NEBRASKA # 4 MINNESOTA UNNOTICED USAGE OF CORN: HAMBURGERS (COW FEED) EGGS (CHICKEN FEED) #5 INDIANA High Fructose Corn Syrup Glucose & Dextrose Starch Cereal REST OF USA SODA & SWEETENED DRINKS (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP) Alcohol (Beverage) PROCESSED FOODS (CORN OIL, CORN MEAL, CORN STARCH) $ Per Acre

Ecornomics

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Isn't it amazing how those little yellow nuggets of corn seem to make their way through your digestive track unharmed after chowing down at dinner? Corn though is worthy of your amazement for more tha...

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