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Will the bigger part of the U.S. corn production on 2008 be used for food or fuel?

Current forecast: food (68% chance)
Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is food with a probability of 68% (unchanged in last 1 day)


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food
68%
fuel
32%
Activity: H$4,020
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Initial likelihoods: food: 50%, fuel: 50%

Action history:

Created Sun 10th Feb 2:21am PST by turbophon
Edited Sat 5th Apr 7:53am PDT by ryanj[Admin]

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Predictions (17)

17 predictions

7 weeks ago
camicalm predicted food (H$100 at 68%)
21 weeks ago
copixel predicted food (H$100 at 67%)
21 weeks ago
ozyth predicted food (H$50 at 66%)
22 weeks ago
dragon01 predicted food (H$20 at 65%)
22 weeks ago
kruijs[Power User] predicted food (H$500 at 62%)
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Comments (10)

Nice question man :-D
posted 32 weeks ago
  2 Erik
What is fodd? And, how will anyone ever know what the end use is? I live in Iowa, Cargill is the biggest buyer of corn, here. They produce food and fuel...I'm not sure if they're in the fodd business, though.
posted 32 weeks ago
  3 shadowfax
it is short for "fodder" as corn is sometimes used for.
posted 32 weeks ago
  4 Erik
<shadowfax....I was thinking that may be the case. But it still begs the question: Is fodd (presumably a sort of text message short hand for fodder) food for the cow, or fuel for the deadly methane that cows emit and that Algore has warned us about?
posted 32 weeks ago
  5 Erik
I trust that y'all can see my tongue firmly in my cheek but, at the same time, see why I think this market should be voided...or at least, be re-written.
posted 32 weeks ago
  6 shadowfax
yea, I hope the powers that be will edit the title, or we will have some food for fodder here.
Erik, I like how you wrote manbearpig's name.(see South Park)
posted 32 weeks ago
Guys it's simple, look at the options:
1. FOOD
2. FUEL

Ummmm, I think that settles it ;-P
I DO understand why you guys think it needs to be re-worded, so flag it and ask hubdub to have it re-worded, but I think the creators' intention is clear: Food or Fuel :-D

lucidstates (this user is on strike)
posted 32 weeks ago
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lucidstates (dismayed)
posted 32 weeks ago
  9 Erik
lucid....I flagged it when I posted my comment, I'm not as dumb as I look
posted 32 weeks ago
  10 ryanj[Admin]
Ok sorry about the late response, market is now correctly worded. I'd seen this market but then Battlestar Galactica came on and I obviously couldn't miss Starbucks next appearance...

Regards,

Ryan
Hubdub US Politics Content Editor
posted 32 weeks ago

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