由于干旱,does it still make sense to use corn for fuel?

由于干旱,does it still make sense to use corn for fuel?,The Ada News, Aug. 23, 2012. The biggest U.S. drought in half a century is devastating farms across the Midwest. Crops are wilting. Food prices are on the rise. Under the circumstances, then, does it still make sense for the government to divert a hefty portion of the nation’s corn output into making fuel? Michael Roberts, agricultural and resource economics, featured.