Four politicians have entered a bill in Congress, calling
for an end to the ethanol mandate. They have already received public backing
from organizations representing chicken and turkey producers.
The National Chicken Council (NCC) and National Turkey
Federation are supporting legislation introduced today Bob Goodlattek, a
Republican from Virginia, Peter Welch, a Democrat from Vermont, Steve Womack, a
Republican from Arkansas, and Jim Costa, a Democrat from California.
“It may lead to the
elimination of the corn-based ethanol mandate and repeal requirements to blend
15-percent ethanol into the national fuel supply,” reports Meatingplace Magazine.
“Since the RFS (Renewable Fuel Standard) was enacted,
chicken producers alone have incurred almost $50 billion in cumulative
additional feed costs,” said National Chicken Council president Mike Brown.
“The problem with the RFS is that it mandates the use of
corn for ethanol, regardless of what makes economic sense, regardless of who is
hurt and regardless of what it costs,” he added.
