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On the recordDecember 10, 2013
The World Bank says that corn-based ethanol in the U.S. is driving up grain prices by up to 8 percent worldwide.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Vitter references World Bank findings on the global impact of U.S. ethanol production.

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