Opponents of biofuels are doing their best to spin the results of a new study released by the Geneva-based International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD). Anti-biofuel groups like

Agricultural ministers from G20 nations are set to meet this week in Paris to discuss responses to rising food prices and food insecurity.  In advance of this meeting, a coalition

If there is one thing for certain in Washington, it is that nothing is ever as it seems. That has certainly been the case this week with three votes on

For those that thought the influence of Big Oil on Capitol Hill might have waned in the aftermath of the BP oil spill…think again.  For proof, one need not look

Today was a busy day for ethanol and grain market data junkies. First, USDA released its June supply-demand estimates, which showed a downward revision to 2011 planted and harvested corn

“Round up all the usual suspects” as the saying goes in Casablanca – or apparently in the corporate offices of STIHL Incorporated.  On May 25, 2011, STIHL Incorporated issued a

Just when America had all it could handle with the intense political struggle on Capitol Hill and around the country, a new column by Financial Times Commodities Editor Javier Blas

If you’ve been following the crude oil markets even casually over the last six months, you’ve certainly noticed the unprecedented spread between two key oil price benchmarks—West Texas Intermediate (WTI)

For millions of Americans, Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer. Despite gas prices that are nearly 40% higher than a year ago, families across the nation will

Since its very inception, the global biofuels industry has unfairly been portrayed by some ardent detractors as a sector that creates an unavoidable “food vs. fuel” choice. Luddites and Malthusians