Farmers defend ethanol in Washington

CNN Politics.com
April 30, 2008 -- Updated 0241 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Farmers and ethanol producers defended their good fortune Wednesday in the nation's capital, where more lawmakers are blaming a corn-for-fuel policy for soaring food prices.

Farmers and ethanol executives told reporters that the biofuel industry is not the culprit behind skyrocketing corn and wheat prices that have set off riots abroad and grocery sticker shock in America.

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