No. You are wrong again. The only things removed from the corn during the ethanol making process are the components that the cattle do not digest anyway. The corn used to make ethanol is essentially removed from the pipeline to the cattle for a short period. In turn, the ethanol byproduct (DDGS) is enriched animal feed that is sold to cattle farmers and mixed into the normal corn/grain cattle ration. In particular, WDDGS (wet distiller’s grains) under ideal feeding conditions can add up to 10% productivity in finishing cattle for weight gain, etc. Using feed corn to make ethanol has virtually no effect on the supply of food for humans. The type of sweet corn suitable/tasteful enough for humans to eat is not used for ethanol because it is generally higher priced than feed corn.
Question: You wouldn’t be one of those farmers now growing corn for ethanol production and currently getting federal subsidies for doing so would you?
Even if that is not the case, help us all understand why subsidies are required if this is such a profitable business.