Drumbeat: January 7, 2013

theoildrum.com 07 Jan '13, 2pm

Drumbeat: January 7, 2013

Posted by Leanan on January 7, 2013 - 10:35am As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs GUATEMALA CITY — In the tiny tortillerias of this city, people complain ceaselessly about the high price of corn. Just three years ago, one quetzal — about 15 cents — bought eight tortillas; today it buys only four. And eggs have tripled in price because chickens eat corn feed. Meanwhile, in rural areas, subsistence farmers struggle to find a place to sow their seeds. On a recent morning, José Antonio Alvarado was harvesting his corn crop on the narrow median of Highway 2 as trucks zoomed by. “We’re farming here because there is no other land, and I have to feed my family,” said Mr. Alvarado, pointing to his sons Alejandro and José, who are 4 and 6 but appear to be much younger, a sign of chronic malnutrition. Recent laws in the United States and Europe that mandate the in...

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