Latin America/Caribbean

Today, a Central American newspaper reports that corn is expected to be scarce in Guatemala in coming months due to the United States' "buying and hoarding massive amounts of the grain."

The Salvadoran Center for Appropriate Technology says this is just the beginning of the negative effects for the region due to the massive ethanol production promoted by the United States.

Yesterday, Cuba's ambassador to the United Nations, Rodrigo Malmierca, reaffirmed his country's position against the use of food crops as biofuels when more than two billion people across the world are starving.