Last year, the World Bank noted in a study on the run up in food prices in 2008 that, “…the use of commodities by financial investors may have been partly

The new year began with a bang for U.S. ethanol exports, according to government data released today. Ethanol shipments (consisting of both denatured and undenatured, non-beverage, ethanol) totaled 57.2 million

We knew it was coming. The minute grain futures started their speculation-fueled increase last summer, we knew it was just a matter of time before the pundits would start blaming

By Ronald H. Miller, Managing Director and co-founder of Prisma Advisors, LLC, a management advisory firm specializing in biofuels and biotechnology. Prior to forming Prisma, Miller was President and CEO

We are sitting on a powder keg.  As Colonel Gaddafi continues to violently and reprehensibly turn on his own people and unrest continues to shake the foundation of many of

While the rest of the economy slowly recovers, American ethanol production has been an economic success story.  With ethanol plants operating and being built in 29 states, the economic benefits

It’s official. According to government data released today, 2010 was a record-breaking year for exports of ethanol and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). Riding a December surge, total ethanol

When it comes to criticizing American ethanol producers, it seems that facts are far too readily replaced with rhetorical flourishes that are based solely on personal opinion.  The latest salvo

The February USDA World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report is out and as expected, it includes some revisions in grain use numbers. For U.S. corn supplies, USDA lowered

The uprising by the Egyptian people is truly historic.  As events unfold, we are witness to the kind of grassroots political movement that will forever transform the Middle East.  A