Corn and wheat - to the furnace: energy requires more food

Agricultural sector Proizvodstvo30-10-2007 corn and wheat - to the furnace: energy requires more food for higher prices on products lies in the increasing demand for biofuels. In recent years, this increasingly say experts in the field of macroeconomics. High oil prices are pushing developing countries to seek new sources of energy. A similar view is shared by the Dean of the New Economic School, Sergei Guriev: "This is due to the fact that growing major economy in the world: China and India. People need and food, and energy. In connection with this expensive and oil. " "At current oil prices of biotechnology are becoming quite viable. Therefore, food prices will rise "- he said in an interview with the business portal" big business ". Recall that in biofuel use different crops, as well as sacchariferous plants. Some countries in the world and the truth, is not the first talk about the need to replace oil, coal and gas to alternative fuels, agrees executive director of the National Union of bioenergy Olga Rakitovo. "Get the same in Brazil, where nearly a third of transport running on biofuels. If we talk about the price of it, then it is much more profitable to produce it from the same sugar cane, which grows on its territory, rather than used as a fuel imported oil, gas, coal "- shared it with Bigness.ru.