Commodity News

NCCR members receive, as an exclusive member benefit, a biweekly Commodity Compendium newsletter containing links to news items of interest to the chain restaurant food supply chain community.  Included items often relate to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, which studies have shown raise the cost of food and which NCCR is working to repeal.  The following links are a sample from recent editions of the NCCR Commodity Compendium.  For more information on how you can receive this exclusive member benefit, contact NCCR Executive Assistant Shawna Purvis at purviss@nccr.net.

Ethanol Mandate Caught in Regulatory Crossfire
Ethanol's Unhappy Meal
Rep. Costa Calls on Congress to Reform the RFS
A Mandate to Raise Food Prices
Chain Restaurants Serve Up Scare Tactics on RFS
Study: Corn Ethanol May Cost Foodservice $3.2B a Year
Ethanol: List of Mandate's Victims Keeps Growing
Study Estimates RFS Impact
As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala's Hunger Pangs
Chicken Wing Demand to Hold after Super Bowl:  Koch Foods
Ethanol Scam Drives Up Food Prices and Stifles Economic Recovery
Infographic:  Who's Picking Up the Tab for the RFS?