Biofuels growth in Europe (and the effect on German beer prices!)
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May 30, 2007

Biofuels growth in Europe (and the effect on German beer prices!)

Rapeseed600 Rather than rely entirely on imports from developing countries, Europe is trying to produce some of its own biofuels. Click here to read today's article in The New York Times about farmers in Italy, Germany and the UK are planting increasing amounts of rapeseed (see photo).

Click here for an item from AP on how the biofuels boom may be affecting beer prices.

Click here for an item from Reuters about how biofuels cultivation in Mexico may also affect tequilla prices.

- David Adams

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