I just always assumed we grow excess corn for food security reasons and we turn the excess into ethanol so it doesn’t rot/go to waste, the other options are cor

I just always assumed we grow excess corn for food security reasons and we turn the excess into ethanol so it doesn’t rot/go to waste, the other options are cornmeal or exporting it. Big agriculture lying about the public benefits of ethanol is irrelevant, food security is more important in the event of a crisis that prevents agricultural imports than any negative externalities of turning corn into ethanol.