http://www.coha.org/cubas-sugarcane-ethanol-potential/ COHA is an NGO specialized in monitoring Latin American and Canadian Relations for more than 30 years... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.coha.org/cubas-sugarcane-ethanol-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-37553 Michael Warren Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:45:39 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=6956#comment-37553 Your comment that US corn ethanol policies helped bring about a global food shortage in 2007 is way off the mark. The US now produces twice the amount of ethanol that it produced in 2007 and corn prices are below $3.50/bushel. It is comments like these that tend to validate Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro's comments that ethanol is a food versus fuel quandry when none existed in the first place. Why have all commodity prices fallen dramatically since July 2007 -- including oil from its all-time nominal price high? This is the question you should try to answer and not blame corn-based ethanol for $7.00/bushel prices for corn in mid-2007. Your comment that US corn ethanol policies helped bring about a global food shortage in 2007 is way off the mark. The US now produces twice the amount of ethanol that it produced in 2007 and corn prices are below $3.50/bushel. It is comments like these that tend to validate Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro's comments that ethanol is a food versus fuel quandry when none existed in the first place. Why have all commodity prices fallen dramatically since July 2007 — including oil from its all-time nominal price high? This is the question you should try to answer and not blame corn-based ethanol for $7.00/bushel prices for corn in mid-2007.

]]> http://www.coha.org/cubas-sugarcane-ethanol-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-34531 Henry McDonald Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:04:35 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=6956#comment-34531 Wait a minute. Are you trying to say that totalitarian communism doesn´t work? Maybe Chavez can donate some food. Oh, wait, I forgot. Venezuela's food production is also down 30% since Hugo became dictator. Wait a minute. Are you trying to say that totalitarian communism doesn´t work? Maybe Chavez can donate some food. Oh, wait, I forgot. Venezuela's food production is also down 30% since Hugo became dictator.

]]> http://www.coha.org/cubas-sugarcane-ethanol-potential/comment-page-1/#comment-34530 Salvador Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:50:37 +0000 http://www.coha.org/?p=6956#comment-34530 Wonderful article, but I am not sure it is all correct to say that Cuba in the early years decided to forgo industrialization in favor of a sole commodity. Rather, from what I have learned, industrialization was attempted, but failed, due to the enormous costs and difficulties related with belated industrialization. Given the circumstances in Cuba post-revolution, I am not sure industrialization was ever a real possibility. Wonderful article, but I am not sure it is all correct to say that Cuba in the early years decided to forgo industrialization in favor of a sole commodity. Rather, from what I have learned, industrialization was attempted, but failed, due to the enormous costs and difficulties related with belated industrialization. Given the circumstances in Cuba post-revolution, I am not sure industrialization was ever a real possibility.

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