Archive for June, 2008

Signs of an Top in Agriculture - Barron’s

Signs of an Top in Agriculture
Barron’s - 9 hours ago
One look at any of a dozen or so stocks classified as ethanol makers shows that trends in the sector have been down for one year if not two.

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - June 23 - Reuters

PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business news - June 23
Reuters - 20 hours ago
The ethanol industry has provided some top advisers to Senator Barack Obama, who has delivered ringing endorsements of ethanol as an alternative fuel.

Midwest floods' economic fallout uncertain - Los Angeles Times


Voice of America
Midwest floods' economic fallout uncertain
Los Angeles Times, CA - 1 hour ago
At the height of the flooding last week, stock prices for several ethanol producers dropped sharply. One firm, VeraSun Energy Corp., the largest US ethanol
US flooding ruins crops and threatens global food prices Telegraph.co.uk
Midwest Floods Ruin Crops CBS News
Would you believe $10 corn? How about $15? Sioux City Journal
Daily Illini
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Ag chief lists reasons for rising food prices - San Diego Union Tribune

Ag chief lists reasons for rising food prices
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 15 hours ago
By Angela Lau DEL MAR – Rising food prices are caused by expensive fuel and increased food consumption, not by the use of corn to develop ethanol,

The Ethanol Myth - Minyanville.com

The Ethanol Myth
Minyanville.com, New York - Jun 20, 2008
Congress mandates the use of the alternative fuel, creating a guaranteed market, but rising costs have hammered ethanol stocks. Nevertheless, President Bush

Mitsubishi, Idemitsu to make non-food ethanol-paper - Reuters

Mitsubishi, Idemitsu to make non-food ethanol-paper
Reuters - 1 hour ago
T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plan to build a factory to produce ethanol from non-food feedstocks, with a target of 200000 to 500000 kilolitres a

Kudzu could be the next biofuel - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Kudzu could be the next biofuel
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 3 hours ago
Their findings come at a time when experts are rethinking whether corn is best suited for ethanol production as a biofuel alternative to gasoline.

Floods, Grain Costs, Rising Retail Prices Sear Meat Stocks - CNNMoney.com

Floods, Grain Costs, Rising Retail Prices Sear Meat Stocks
CNNMoney.com - 5 hours ago
Company executives have lambasted government policies that they say encourage farmers to divert corn from feed into ethanol, which they contend is adding
S&P may cut food producers, send Tyson to junk Reuters
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Renewable Energy Stocks Newly Listed Showcase Company, Mantra … - CNNMoney.com

Renewable Energy Stocks Newly Listed Showcase Company, Mantra
CNNMoney.com - 13 hours ago
An example is cellulosic ethanol: ethanol produced from wood and agricultural wastes (described below). Mantra acquired the intellectual property for a

5 Stocks in a Tailspin - Motley Fool

5 Stocks in a Tailspin
Motley Fool - Jun 18, 2008
Ethanol producers are feeling the aftershocks, and analysts have subsequently downgraded many ethanol producers, including Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:

Ethanol stocks lower after Credit Suisse cuts price targets, estimates - Trading Markets (press release)


KTIV
Ethanol stocks lower after Credit Suisse cuts price targets, estimates
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Jun 18, 2008
Analyst Mark Flannery reduced his price targets on Aventine Renewable Energy to $5 from $7, for Pacific Ethanol Inc. to $3 from $5 and for Verasun Energy
2nd UPDATE:Ethanol Plant Closings May Come As Margins Vanish CNNMoney.com
Ahead of the Bell: Ethanol producers Forbes
Summer storms, corn prices hit Pacific Ethanol Bizjournals.com
Reuters - Forbes
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Grain prices, other concerns tar chicken stocks - MarketWatch

Grain prices, other concerns tar chicken stocks
MarketWatch - 33 minutes ago
Chicken producers, who have criticized the US government's ethanol policies for hurting their business, have a reputation for being reluctant to cut output.

Monday's Biggest Stock Stars - Motley Fool

Monday's Biggest Stock Stars
Motley Fool - 9 hours ago
The USDA predicts ethanol production to reach 7 Billion gallons by 2010. As the demand for corn has skyrocketed, so has its price — and even Pilgrim's

Sugar stocks up on ethanol pricing - Economic Times

Sugar stocks up on ethanol pricing
Economic Times, India - 16 hours ago
MUMBAI: Sugar stocks witnessed buying interest on hopes of higher demand for ethanol, a by-product from sugar production, after the Maharashtra government

Cellulosic ethanol could be commercialized - Stockhouse

Cellulosic ethanol could be commercialized
Stockhouse, Canada - 19 hours ago
You should not make any kind of investment decision in relation to these articles or stocks discussed in them without first obtaining independent investment

Fuel Cells buck trends and rise, commodities rise again 0.9% (week … - Cleantech Blog

Fuel Cells buck trends and rise, commodities rise again 0.9% (week
Cleantech Blog, CA - 1 hour ago
Biofuel was the real story this week falling 6.9% with two of the US based ethanol producers suffering big decreases. Biofuel (BIOF) was off 34.2% and

Beware the allure of ethanol investing - CNET News

Beware the allure of ethanol investing
CNET News, CA - Jun 13, 2008
But that has not translated to gains for ethanol stocks, which are down on the order of 50% over the last year according to the Camino Energy index,

Beware the Allure of Ethanol Investing - Cleantech Blog

Beware the Allure of Ethanol Investing
Cleantech Blog, CA - 4 hours ago
But that has not translated to gains for ethanol stocks, which are down on the order of 50% over the last year according to the Camino Energy index,

Ethanol Stocks Are Poised to Refuel - Smartmoney.com

Ethanol Stocks Are Poised to Refuel
Smartmoney.com - 9 hours ago
A top official of the United Nations has blasted ethanol as a "crime against a great part of humanity." Even Wall Street, which loved ethanol stocks in 2006

Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest - Sacramento Bee

Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Jun 13, 2008
Ethanol stocks have been falling for months as profit margins have been squeezed by the rising price of corn. Thursday was no different.
RFA Responds to Flooding Event, High Prices AgWeb
Midwest Floods Push Grain Prices Higher, Weigh on Ethanol Truth about Trade & Technology
Floods to send food prices up further The Wichita Eagle
Reuters - Reuters
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Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest - Sacramento Bee

Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Jun 13, 2008
Ethanol stocks have been falling for months as profit margins have been squeezed by the rising price of corn. Thursday was no different.
US ethanol losses from flooding minimal - industry Reuters
UPDATE 1 ANALYSIS-Flooded ethanol industry threatens US mandates Reuters
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Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest - Sacramento Bee


Boston Globe
Pacific Ethanol's stock sinks amid grim news on corn harvest
Sacramento Bee,  USA - Jun 13, 2008
Ethanol stocks have been falling for months as profit margins have been squeezed by the rising price of corn. Thursday was no different.
UPDATE 1 ANALYSIS-Flooded ethanol industry threatens US mandates Reuters
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