Wednesday 23 April 2008

Fun with numbers (2)

Richard North has revisited the topic of the drive towards bio-fuels and the effect on grain prices. He links back to an earlier post that in turn links back to his original calculations.

The numbers are staggering. For the UK to achieve the EU's target of 5% bio-fuel, it would require 70% of our domestic wheat crop. Little surprise that it's had an effect on grain prices, then ...

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