> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7447582.stm
>
> "Corn prices have hit new highs after the US Department of Agriculture
> forecast that output would fall because of poor weather."
>
> Its unfortunate that the US turned to biofuels just as the word gets
> hit by record bad harvests.
>
> So now we've increased demand on a supply thats much lower than
> normal.
>
> I wonder how the biofuels getting more expensive will factor into UK
> fuel costs. IIRC we're using cereals as well.
>
> Hopefully these price rises will help spur the development of the next
> generations of biofuels that show better promise. Necessity is the
> mother of invention after all.
>

> Hopefully it will stop the compulsory inclusion of harmful biofuels in
> petrol and will allow motorists a choice instead.

> On 12 Jun, 10:10, Fod googlemail.com> wrote:
>

>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7447582.stm

>

>> "Corn prices have hit new highs after the US Department of Agriculture
>> forecast that output would fall because of poor weather."

>

>> Its unfortunate that the US turned to biofuels just as the word gets
>> hit by record bad harvests.

>

>> So now we've increased demand on a supply thats much lower than
>> normal.

>

>> I wonder how the biofuels getting more expensive will factor into UK
>> fuel costs. IIRC we're using cereals as well.

>

>> Hopefully these price rises will help spur the development of the next
>> generations of biofuels that show better promise. Necessity is the
>> mother of invention after all. ...