Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing

iStockAnalyst reports that growing rice for ethanol in Japan appears to be just as controversial as growing corn for ethanol in the United States. A Wall Street Journal said rice-to-ethanol production in Japan would not increase prices and it would actually help improve the environment and food safety in the country. But iStockAnalyst says there are also downsides such as automation, limited government subsidies, and drastically different prices in rice sold for food vs. for fuel.