Sentence examples for high corn prices from inspiring English sources

In fact, high corn prices are making ethanol more expensive at the pump, so it is not selling as well.

Some of the plants' production has been slowed, however, as a result of high corn prices and lack of water supply.

Six governors, oil refiners and companies hurt by high corn prices have asked the agency to waive its requirements for ethanol and other renewable fuels.

He is also pleased that Mitt Romney dislikes federal rules mandating that lots of corn be turned into ethanol: a rule that he blames for high corn prices.

But high corn prices have raised the cost of livestock feed, and in turn have made meat and dairy more expensive for consumers.

The high corn prices of recent years have prompted farmers to plant more of it, displacing crops like wheat and contributing to higher food prices.

— Patrick Farrell Bloomberg Businessweek: Higher corn prices.

Operating profit at the company's corn-processing unit fell by more than half because of higher corn prices and energy costs.

The Government Accountability Office, an investigative arm of Congress, said, "The increasing demand for corn for ethanol production has contributed to higher corn prices".

The agricultural processor Archer Daniels Midland said its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 9percentt as improved results at its oilseed-processing business offset higher corn prices.

Its mandate to use corn for ethanol, while it has done wonders for Iowa farmers, has led to sharply higher corn prices and has not added much (if anything) to the country's energy supply.