And if we use their biomass directly and not just the seed - all we use are the seed of the corn - we use their biomass directly to make energy and to run the plant that makes the energy, we can have biofuels that are immensely better, that can give us 80 or 90 percent reductions in greenhouse gases compared to gasoline.

NPR: Biofuels and Food Prices

Flooding in the U.S. corn belt, the world's largest corn-producing region, has contributed to the week's price run-up.

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