However, the higher corn prices may be negative for some of the livestock producers that will have to bid for corn against ethanol plants and foreign exports. Generally, the growth of the ethanol industry likely will reduce the amount of corn available for exports or livestock feed. In a short crop year, the potential is for very strong corn prices as ethanol plants and other corn-dependent industries bid for limited stocks. The question for the industry is how many more acres will switch...

Although ethanol cannot presently be moved via pipeline across the country, we will be able to truck ethanol from Ohio plants to any spot in the state for about 6 cents a gallon, and ethanol can be shipped via rail to both coasts for about 10 cents per gallon. The fact is, without ethanol added to gasoline -- more than half the nation's supply has a 10 percent blend -- the price of gasoline would skyrocket with such crude-oil prices. Although ethanol cannot presently be moved via pipeline...

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One reason the number of corn acres planted was increased was due to the high prices on corn. Compared to the last few years the corn yields were down 20 to 25 percent while the soybeans yields have been up and down for the past several years. In fact, Dubbelde indicated that the number of acres of corn planted in the area was up 20 to 25 percent. The highest prices for corn this past summer climbed above $4. As the growing season progressed this year it was obvious to anyone driving along...

Corn farmers are pushing for more ethanol production as the industry creates an enormous new market for their crop, giving corn prices the kind of lift they have not seen in years. The Mexican government this week put a cap on tortilla prices after prices shot up between 20 and 30 percent over uncertainty that there would be enough U. Markets Ethanol boom, rising corn prices divide farm lobbyists. Meat, dairy, and other food producers are pushing back against the ethanol boom as higher...

We are highlighting 20 stocks that (a) we expect to be beneficiaries of the forecast rise in agricultural prices, (b) screen well on Credit Suisse HOLT and our composite valuation screen and/or (c) are Outperform or Neutral rated by Credit Suisse/Credit Suisse Standard Securities analysts. It is not only a good proxy to rising palm oil prices (72% of its profits are expected to be derived from plantations), it will also be a restructuring play. The Malaysian and Indonesian plantation...