U.S. corn growers pleased with court ruling

Corn growers are pleased that a court has ruled that the United States Environmental Protection Agency erred in granting three small refineries exemptions from having to blend ethanol with the gasolines they market.

Exemptions reduce the amount of corn distilled into ethanol for refineries.

So far the ruling applies only to the three small refineries, but it could set a precedent that the government will follow in other cases where farmers challenge a refinery exemption.