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December 19, 2006

China to limit use of grain for producing biofuels

By ELAINE KURTENBACH
AP Business Writer

SHANGHAI, China — China will restrict the use of corn and other edible grains for producing biofuel, state media reports said Monday, noting concerns over surging prices despite expectations for yet another bumper harvest.

“We have a principle with regard to biofuel: it should neither impact the people's grain consumption, nor should it compete with grain crops for cultivated land,” the state-run newspaper People's Daily quoted Yang Jian, director of the development planning department under the Agriculture Ministry, as saying.


 
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