Dear Matt:

Regarding your question "do you know anything other that crude oil that sells for 15 cents a cup?"

Yes, corn sells for about 5 cents a cup.

Sincerely

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5 cents for a cup of corn is all well and good, but it will only provide .34 cups of ethanol, and that’s before you subtract the fossil fuel imbedded in it. That seems to make crude and ethanol both about 15 cents a cup.

1 bushel = 8 gallons dry
1 bushel = 2.72 gallons of ethanol