But corn kernels are a cheap and eco-friendly source of sugar--which is also a source of carbon.
But corn has given ADM its most prominent profit pop in recent years, and been responsible for much earnings volatility.
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But corn farmers, or indeed any others who want to turn to growing nuts, peaches or chillies for wimps instead, are in trouble.
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"Hominy" can indicate most any dried field corn, but dried corn treated with lye or lime in a process known as nixtamalization is likewise called hominy.
But the Corn Exchange, which also houses the Ipswich Film Theatre and a new Little Waitrose, is only half of the problem.
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But since corn is used to feed livestock, any increase in its price will also cause the price of beef, pork, poultry and dairy products to rise.
But regular corn-based ethanol is unlikely to be the fuel choice of American motorists anytime soon--not least because only so much farmland can be devoted to growing corn for ethanol without denting food production.
This may not lead to large expansion of corn production, but it may mean that corn can be grown in areas that are drier, possibly as a consequence of climate change.
"We'll also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn but from wood chips and stalks and switchgrass, " the president promised.
EU. But separating contraband corn from acceptable varieties is no easy task, despite education campaigns for farmers and attempts by the country's big grain handlers, such as Archer Daniels Midland, to divert unapproved crops away from export channels.
This late rally has helped the overall performance of corn, but soybeans and wheat remain weak.
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Steam pots have more of the same, but hot, with corn and potatoes.
It goes without saying that resources are limited in our recession-ravaged economies ... but disinvesting in seed corn is obviously self-defeating.
We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol, not just from corn, but from wood chips and stalks or Swiss grass.
Ethanol today is made from corn, but that's costly and inefficient.
's Concern brand is one of two dozen companies offering an alternative to Turf Builder in a lawn fertilizer weed-control product that is derived from corn (but kills weeds like crabgrass only as they germinate).
Thus far the star of this new science has been ethanol, a car fuel made from corn, but around the world chemical, grain and biotech companies are working to produce auto paint, cosmetics, even apparel fiber from renewable resources.
They still had bands at the Corn Exchange, but he bet you couldn't spit on the floor any more.
But in June, when corn made a further new high, line g, the OBV formed a lower high, line i.
But you can use ground corn immediately for tortillas, cornbread or tamales.
The menu changes seasonally, but is always centred around corn, such as handmade corn tamales, corn tortillas and a corn-based drink called atole, along with plenty of fresh vegetables.
But this year the primary corn (maize) and soyabean agricultural belt has been hard hit by the drought of the past three months: crops, pastures and rangeland have deteriorated at a rate rarely seen in the past 20 years.
But much of the cynicism is centered on corn-based ethanol that some consider not just an inefficient fuel source but also one that also creates food shortages, driving up the cost of feed for livestock producers.
Sounds good to us, but we're not expecting corn or sunflowers any time soon.
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But this market depends on the corn price being so high as to make it profitable to pay the import tariff.
But farmers devoted more cropland to corn and soybeans as prices of those commodities rose, and when the U.S. economy rebounded in 2009, cotton supplies started to pull tight.
In 1990, for example, the first such group decided it needed a variety of corn with high yields but low stature, since locally available varieties tended to fall over in mountain winds.
The RSPB says the grey partridge and corn bunting are all but extinct in parts of the South West, West Midlands and North West, while turtle doves are disappearing from south-western England and Wales.
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