Beef has no beef with ethanol

The Daily Iowan
Brian Stewart - The Daily Iowan
Issue date: 5/16/08 Section: Metro

Beef: Even with the high price of grain, it's still putting dinner on the table for Iowans. Halfway into National Beef Month, officials say the industry is stable, despite unprecedented high corn prices.

"We're looking at corn that's double the price of what it was a year ago," said Beth Doran, a beef field specialist with Iowa State University Extension. "In any business, if you double the cost, you start to see the pressure."

While a portion of that corn is being used to satisfy the growing demand for ethanol, the situation is more beneficial than detrimental to some Iowa beef farmers, some experts say.

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