Re: EtOH to 15%?

Posted by HH56 On 2009/12/2 13:15:33

Get out the octane boosters and hope for new rubber. I'll believe a separate pump when I see em. Some things never change though. Isn't that excuse very similar to the natural gas argument a few years ago of not enough supply. Raised prices & overnight all the supply you want and convert to gas from elec wherever possible.

With ethanol, believe it was originally couldn't meet demand, so raise prices. Then it was not efficient or cost more to produce & too much food supply products needed so raise prices. Now it's no demand for our product so use more (and raise prices).

Within the last month there was an article in the local papers about some big ethanol production facility near here closing or had closed. Believe reason was there was low demand due to price. Cost of transporting raw materials too much & not enough raw materials close anymore since the feds decision for more water for some fish caused a water shortage & idled multiple thousands of acres of farmland.