Dead Zone Is Price Louisiana Gulf Coast Pays as Farms Cash In on Ethanol

(Bloomberg) -- The crop that's bringing prosperity
to farmers is making it harder for commercial fishermen in
Louisiana to make a living.

U.S. farmers this spring planted the most acreage with corn
since 1944, after demand for ethanol pushed the grain's price to
a 10-year high in February. Scientists blame farm waste flowing
into the Mississippi River basin for creating a pocket along the
Louisiana coast where shrimp and other sea life can't survive.


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