Left behind: some country elevators left behind as ethanol diverts traditional supplies.(ENERGY BY THE BUSHEL) From: Rural Cooperatives | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Business - Cooperative Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

In his 25 years as executive director of the Minnesota Grain and Feed Association, Bob Zelenka has faced farm crises, droughts and floods. But nothing has shaken him or the 600 country grain elevators and feed mills he represents as deeply as the current ethanol boom.

"It's been the biggest thing to hit our industry," says Zelenka, "and the hardest to adapt to."

In the last year alone, Zelenka has seen almost a dozen Minnesota grain elevators go out of business and several others forced to consolidate "because of the ethanol industry's growth," he says.

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