CROPS FUEL BEER COSTS – DailyRecord.co.uk: Quite amusing consequence of farmers switching their crop production for the development of Bio-fuels. A guess Bill Gates is on to something here, with his investment in Pacific Ethanol.
BEER drinkers could face a pint price-hike because farmers are planting crops for green fuels instead of barley.
Strong demand for biofuel feedstocks such as corn, soya beans and rapeseed is encouraging farmers to plant these crops instead of grain for use in ale.
The price of barley, which is used for beer and whisky, has soared in the past year, with the cost of European malting barley rising 85 per cent since last May.
Jean-Francois van Boxmeer, chief executive of Heineken, said the outcome could be a rise in the price of beer.
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Switch to Weed.
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I always knew the enviro crap would come back and bite us in the ass.
This is unacceptable! By all means, save our environment, but NOT at the cost of our BEEEEEEER!!!!!!!!!
Why not just walk up to the fuel pump and fill yerself a glass of refreshing e100?
Pffft. This ain’t gonna stop me.
I don’t drink…
so… I don’t care 🙂
Drink up!
Now if there was a way to turn used beer (read urine) into car fuel we could be part of the process.
Wait a minute, I have to drink enough to get home.
Not a surprise, and the ethanol subsidy is making things worse too. If people actually switched to corn fuel, farm prices will go way up.
something to think about…
that the FARMER dont get that extra money, most times, its the middle man, and the manufactour…
Does this mean that they will be cutting back the production of high fructose corn syrup? That could really improve the health of Americans.
Gas is one thing, but beer…now I’m pissed.
“something to think about…
that the FARMER dont get that extra money, most times, its the middle man, and the manufactour… ” Exactly…This is the same damn thing that happens when when the price of milk goes up…The farmer is the one who takes it in the shorts while everyone else makes a mint.
if any of you have knowlage of farming, and love beer as much as i do, start planting!
its already expensive enough to go to a decent bar and enjoy a good cold Bud…
am i going to have to find a better job just to be able to afford beer and gas?!