Hmmm?
https://www.usda.gov/coronavirus/food-supply-chain
Q: Will there be food shortages?
A: There are currently no nationwide shortages of food, although in some cases the inventory of certain foods at your grocery store might be temporarily low before stores can restock. Food production and manufacturing are widely dispersed throughout the U.S. and there are currently no wide-spread disruptions reported in the supply chain.
USDA and the Food and Drug Administration are closely monitoring the food supply chain for any shortages in collaboration with industry and our federal and state partners. We are in regular contact with food manufacturers and grocery stores.
Hmmm?
https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol_benefits.html
Energy Security
The United States became a
net exporter of petroleum in 2020 with exports surpassing imports, although imports of 7.86 million barrels per day remained an important part of balancing supply and demand for domestic and international markets. Overall, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 30% of total U.S. energy needs and 70% of U.S. petroleum consumption. Using ethanol and other alternative fuels and advanced technologies to reduce fuel consumption continues to strengthen national security and reduce transportation energy costs for businesses and consumers.
Fuel Economy and Performance
The impact to fuel economy varies depending on the energy difference in the blend used. For example, E85 that contains 83% ethanol content has about 27% less energy per gallon than gasoline (the impact to fuel economy lessens as ethanol content decreases). Engines in gasoline vehicles, including
flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs), are optimized for gasoline. If they were optimized to run on higher ethanol blends, fuel economy would likely increase as a result of increased engine efficiency.
Ethanol also has a higher octane number than gasoline, which provides increased power and performance. For example, Indianapolis 500 drivers often fuel their race cars with E98 because of its high octane. Several projects currently under way, including the
Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines initiative, seek to understand the potential for improving engine efficiency through the use of ethanol blends and other high-octane biofuels.
Job Impacts
Ethanol production creates jobs in rural areas where employment opportunities are needed. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production in 2020 accounted for more than 62,000 direct jobs across the country, $35 billion to the gross domestic product, and $19 billion in household income. (See the
Pocket Guide to Ethanol 2021(PDF).)
Now there was a movement about 6-8 years ago against Ethanol. The thoughts were that it would effect the corn industry and raise prices of corn. Here is a Yale story on that. Yes that research was funded by Big Oil and is still being presented but the 70,000 Jobs this product is currently providing has the other Big Money looking at it differently as has been provided by WSJ. The Journal has a Paywall so I'm not going to post that here. You can pay for it or take my word.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/the_case_against_ethanol_bad_for_environment
However the most recent data says otherwise and has debunked this entire line of thinking. The biggest issue is the types of synthetic Fertilizers and Herbicides they are using to grow it. Those however are being regulated now and with the revolving of the land used to grow these crops it is much less an issue.
https://www.fleetpoint.org/fuel/gre...ce lower,fewer gas emissions from evaporation.
Seems the overall Pro's far outweigh the Con's on this issue if Ethanol is used as Joe Biden suggested "In Moderation and with other Energy resources".
I hope maybe you are educated enough now on the matter to make a better judgement? Also did you actually read the story linked to the tweet? You do understand these increases are to offset the decreases that were made due to the Covid Pandemic?
The decreases that were made two years ago needed to be offset or you would have been paying as much as 17 cents more a gallon in the next 6-9 months.
