Burning Food

摘要

Tightening supply, high demand and rising prices have been the general rule for commodity markets the last years, and grains are no exception. One of the reasons for the increased demand is the new alternative uses for grain and other foodstuffs; namely biofuels. Biofuels have become a very trendy topic in the environmental debate, but not much focus has yet been given to the negative effects. Shipping is also affected by a shift towards biofuels by a change in commodity flows and trade routes.