Kernels of Truth
Kernels of Truth: Learn more about the facts behind food, fuel and farming in South Dakota. Prices at the grocery store are higher. But the truth is, corn prices have little effect on the retail price of food. Find out more about the costs associated with food production and why our leadership in ethanol production and dried distillers grains is a major reason why livestock producers across the state have a plentiful and economical source of feed. That helps keep food prices lower, not higher. Really.
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- Kernels of Truth - entire file (PDF, 3.13 MB)
- Intro by Jerry Rubendall (PDF, 1.5 MB)
- Myths vs. Facts (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- The Truth About Corn & Food Prices (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- The Truth About Milk (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- The Truth About Meat (PDF, 1.7 MB)
- The Truth About Cereal, Snacks & Beverages (PDF, 334 KB)
- The Truth About Ethanol (PDF, 3.6 MB)
- South Dakota's Corn Profile (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- South Dakota's Ethanol Industry (PDF, 1.6 MB)
- About the SDCUC (PDF, 2.4 MB)