Just when you thought all the ethanol questions were answered...

[E.B. Cornburner]

Something as dumb as this comes along.

http://www.e85fuel.com/e85101/faqs/tortilla_cost.php

The fact that it actally made into the Frequently Asked Questions section just blows me away. This more or less implies that many people have inquired about the same thing.

So, I guess if it were true, you could indirectly blame me for your meal at Taco Bell being more expensive. :

Oh well, I got a chuckle out of it.

 

[shamaal]

Maybe there is something to it

Ethanol, which has become more popular as an alternative fuel in the United States and elsewhere because of high oil prices, is generally made with yellow corn. But the price of white corn, which is used to make tortillas, is indexed in Mexico to the international price of yellow corn, said Puente, the Mexico City economist.

The rest of the article lays out other more rationale reasons for the increase, including gouging and corruption.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/26/AR2007012601896_pf.html