Ethanol: When will boom end?

BY SEAN F. DRISCOLL, Chronicle-Tribune

sdriscol@marion.gannett.com

Local farmers are breathing a little easier at the bank thanks to high corn prices, but experts say the boon may not last forever.

Ethanol production, such as what's about to start at Central Indiana Ethanol is causing the price of a bushel of corn - about 56 pounds - to skyrocket nationally. This week, local prices were above $3.40 a bushel; a year ago at this time, it was just $2.28.