Source: NRN
by Elissa Elan
August 17, 2012
With drought and extreme heat decimating the U.S. corn crop, the National Restaurant Association has urged the federal government to waive a mandate that calls for nearly 42 percent of the crop to be used for ethanol biofuel production.
In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, dated Aug. 10, the NRA asserted that the mandate should be lifted and that more of the crop be used to bolster the food supply. The letter was signed by the NRA and other food-related associations and organizations who say the current situation could lead to food and feed shortages as well as increased commodity costs.
"The extreme losses to grain yields and other food crops, because of the most severe U.S. drought in 50 years, is already having a ripple effect throughout the food supply chain both [here] and around the globe," the letter said. "Granting a waiver, or partial waiver, from the [Renewable Fuels Standard] mandate would significantly reduce the harm food makers and consumers will feel because of the drought."
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