Archive for November, 2008

Minnesota Farm Bureau: Ethanol defended in questions over food prices - Bemidji Pioneer

Minnesota Farm Bureau: Ethanol defended in questions over food prices
Bemidji Pioneer, MN - Nov 30, 2008
crop stocks at 50 cents to $1, falling value of the dollar at 25 to 75 cents and weather reducing US yields at $1 to $2. “Ethanol probably affects only

Sector roundup: Ethanol, automakers - Forbes

Sector roundup: Ethanol, automakers
Forbes, NY - Nov 26, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Airline stocks fluctuated Wednesday as the broader market gained but oil prices also increased slightly..

Green Thumbing Alternative Energy Cautiously - Motley Fool

Green Thumbing Alternative Energy Cautiously
Motley Fool - Nov 26, 2008
I would definitely stay away from any company involved in the Ethanol business, for instance. That one is no more than a subsidy rathole.

Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for November 26, 2008 - NPWS, WTMK … - Trading Markets (press release)

Stockguru.com: Stocks to Watch for November 26, 2008 - NPWS, WTMK
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Nov 26, 2008
Stratos Renewables Corporation, a development stage company, focuses on the integrated sugarcane ethanol industry in South America.

US ethanol sector pushes automakers for support - Reuters

US ethanol sector pushes automakers for support
Reuters - 1 hour ago
UL] and Ford Motor Co (FN: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) have asked Congress for $25 billion to save their businesses. Before they receive any money

Penford Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 08/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

Penford Corporation F4Q08 (Qtr End 08/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha, NY - 5 hours ago
Remember that in May 2008, upon commencement of commercial production of ethanol, we ceased capitalizing interest expense on that $47 million project.

Follow The Russians Into LatAm Energy - Forbes

Follow The Russians Into LatAm Energy
Forbes, NY - 6 hours ago
To do this, it is bidding on blocks in Colombia, entering into ethanol production ventures and investing $220 million with Italian oil company Eni SpA

Fuel from food? The feast is over - Auburn Citizen

Fuel from food? The feast is over
Auburn Citizen, NY - 8 hours ago
By ARTHUR MAX AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom

Recalling when ethanol turned corn on its ear - Indianapolis Star

Recalling when ethanol turned corn on its ear
Indianapolis Star, United States - 16 hours ago
That's still a far cry from the $117 ITT hit 11 months ago, but shares are off just 4 percent in a brutal year for stocks. Most people don't think of the

UPDATE 1-VeraSun says received unsolicited interest - Reuters


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UPDATE 1-VeraSun says received unsolicited interest
Reuters - 19 hours ago
Nov 25 (Reuters) - Bankrupt US ethanol maker VeraSun Energy Corp (VSUNQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) on Monday said it recently received a
VeraSun Receives Non-Binding Indication of Interest for Purchase MarketWatch
VeraSun: Who is that White Knight? (VSUNQ, CHSCP) 24/7 Wall St.
Farmers File Objection in VeraSun Ethanol Bankruptcy Wisconsin Ag Connection
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Existing home sales decline 3.1 percent - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Existing home sales decline 3.1 percent
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 21 hours ago
from its index of mid-cap stocks. Earlier this month, the company reported a $1 billion third-quarter loss. Poet LLC, the nation's top ethanol producer,

CBOT Corn Review: Gains On Higher US Stocks, Weak Dollar - CattleNetwork.com


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CBOT Corn Review: Gains On Higher US Stocks, Weak Dollar
CattleNetwork.com, KS - Nov 24, 2008
Ethanol futures ended higher. December ethanol was up $0.064 to $1.642 per gallon and January ethanol was up $0.060 to $1.623.
US grains make modest gains on Citi rescue Forbes
US Wheat Review: Climbs On Spillover Support FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market
Ag futures rise on Chicago Board of Trade Washington Times
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US grains make modest gains on Citi rescue - Forbes


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US grains make modest gains on Citi rescue
Forbes, NY - Nov 24, 2008
In the latest sign of troubles, bankrupt VeraSun Energy Corp (nyse: VSE - news - people ) , the largest publicly traded US ethanol maker, said on Friday it
US Wheat Review: Climbs On Spillover Support FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market
US grains, soy surge as crude oil, Wall St rally Forbes
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Stock market and grain markets will likely decouple - Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide

Stock market and grain markets will likely decouple
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,  USA - Nov 23, 2008
That's because soybean oil is used for soydiesel and corn is used for ethanol - both renewable energy products. Usset listed a number of factors that could
New lows for corn and wheat AG Week
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Fuel from food? The feast is over - The Associated Press

Fuel from food? The feast is over
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom.

Why waste good thing? - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Why waste good thing?
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 16 hours ago
Two years ago, Ames took over the top job at Xethanol, a cellulosic ethanol company. The company was reeling from an expose by short-selling investor Mark

CEO takes once-hyped ethanol company in new direction - Atlanta Journal Constitution

CEO takes once-hyped ethanol company in new direction
Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 1 hour ago
The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange last month under the ticker GNH. David Ames, a major player in the cable modem business,

UPDATE 1-VeraSun says it stops processing at ethanol plants - Reuters

UPDATE 1-VeraSun says it stops processing at ethanol plants
Reuters - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Bankrupt US ethanol company VeraSun Energy Corp. (VSUNQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday it has stopped
VeraSun Iowa plant not receiving corn, group says Reuters
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Corn crop down, soybeans increase - High Plains Journal

Corn crop down, soybeans increase
High Plains Journal, KS - 6 hours ago
Biofuels–ethanol and biodiesel–have affected prices also. "An increase in production is needed in order to help meet the Renewable Fuels Standard," he

Oil, base metals edge up on bargain hunting - guardian.co.uk

Oil, base metals edge up on bargain hunting
guardian.co.uk, UK - 8 hours ago
Corn was feeling the squeeze in particular as traders took the view that the world was well supplied with feed grains and demand for ethanol production
MARKET WATCH: Stock market drags crude below $50/bbl Oil & Gas Journal
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Local Business Watch: Principal's stock loss major among Iowa firms - DesMoinesRegister.com

Local Business Watch: Principal's stock loss major among Iowa firms
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 12 hours ago
VeraSun Energy has announced that it has closed its ethanol plant in Dyersville indefinitely. The company made the announcement earlier this week in an

US grains fall 3 pct amid economic meltdown - guardian.co.uk


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US grains fall 3 pct amid economic meltdown
guardian.co.uk, UK - Nov 20, 2008
He said corn "has problems with more rumors of ethanol people having trouble and feeding margins are not good." Corn is the foundation for the ethanol
UPDATE 4-US corn to 13-month low on Wall Street worry Forex Pros
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