# Groups Call Food-vs.-Fuel Fight Truce

> Row-crop and livestock groups said at the National Ethanol Conference in San Diego that they have settled their food-versus-fuel dispute over the Renewable Fuel Standard. They cited the roughly 5 billion bushels of corn demand from ethanol production as essential to farm income.

- Date: 2017-02-27 · published 2017-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72594-groups-call-food-vs-fuel-fight-truce
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stable ethanol corn demand supports corn prices, while the reduced political conflict lowers the chance of RFS changes that would hit corn demand. Feed buyers face a steady corn-demand backdrop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [The race for green fuel is on](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46967-the-race-for-green-fuel-is-on.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-21 | [Green-Fuel Push Stirs Food Inflation Fears in Rebound From Virus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46971-green-fuel-push-stirs-food-inflation-fears-in-rebound-from-virus.md) | +0.0% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-17 | [China fertilizer group calls for export cuts to stabilize prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33090-china-fertilizer-group-calls-for-export-cuts-to-stabilize-prices.md) | -1.2% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-12-06 | [Biofuels Groups Size Up EPA Under Second Trump Administration, Seek RFS Help](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15158-biofuels-groups-size-up-epa-under-second-trump-administration-seek-rfs-help.md) | +2.8% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-05-30 | [The Global Food Crunch: Will Rice Be Next? 30.05.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41476-the-global-food-crunch-will-rice-be-next-30-05-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -5.3% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/farm-life/article/2017/02/27/ag-unites-behind-ethanol-corn-demand

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