Bio Fuel by Farmers not Oil Companies

Recently I had a conversation with a brilliant engineeroil commodity markets are bad now, what if... we
and scientist about growing our fuel that is to say Biohave issues with growing and it is our fuel?
Fuel planted, cultivated and harvested by FarmersUnpredictable price spikes would kill airlines and
not from drilling, pumping, transporting and refining bytrucking. Somewhat serious for rail, but they have
the Oil Companies. He indicated that; "Bio fuel will bemore storage capacity. What about military reserves,
produced by farmers not oil companies."we cannot open that valve to commercial markets
After doing some checking I discovered that farmersevery time there is an issue with price causing
can only at max produce 6-8% of our total dieseldisruptions in distribution to our nation without a
needs now, but still that is a lot of fuel. It is aboutgreater risk.
the amount of Diesel Sales of Knoxville Based PilotI mean, the concept sounds cool and all but refining is
Truck Stops in the US pumps each month. So this isstill an issue and this means lots of capital investment
one way to modify our supply issues against theand time to build. Eight percent Max would draw
demand of a nation, which is driven by the fuel,down Supply side spikes, but could also cause them.
which drives our economy.And why would those producing the Bio-diesel or bio
One item, which is a problematic issue, which isfuel bother selling the Bio-Diesel here, when they can
unresolved, is who is paying for the water duringget double for it in the China in the near future, as
droughts when there is none? Remember the recentthey are entering their industrial revolution and will be
long-term Western, Midwestern droughts. Whatan energy hungry nation, of which this world has
about crop failures? If we think price spikes in crudenever seen?