Question

Explain (in words) why the National Cattleman’s Beef Association may be opposed to the EPA further
increasing the quantity of the biofuels blending mandate

Answer 1

We know that RFS mandated that around 13.9 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol must be blended into gasoline, an amount that will use about 4.9 billion bushels of corn, or about 40 percent of the nation’s crop. It requires the 15 billion gallon level until 2022. The main concern of National Cattlemen's Beef Association (or to say of every other meat organisation) is the rising cost of meat (in this case beef). NCBA has said that the rising demand of corn for ethanol blending without a much paced up supply is resulting in sharp rise in prices. This eventually hurts rhe profit of beef traders. Moreover the rising prices puts a direct burden and constrain on the pockets of consumer. Thus a further increase in quantity of blending would only add up tonthe woes.

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