Food Price Press Conference

Updated with recorded video

Today at 1pm eastern time, RFA is hosting a press conference at the National Press Club. In attendance will be:

The Honorable John Block, former Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Buis, President, National Farmers Union (NFA)
Bob Dinneen, President of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)
Rick Tolman, CEO, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

The topic will be: “Farmers and Ethanol Industry to Present the Facts On Food Price Increases.”

We are working to try and stream the press conference live on on UStream.tv using the player below. At the time of the conference, you should be able to click on the player and see the live stream. This is an experiment, so we will see how it works. Regardless, we are recording the conference and will have a full update available here afterward.

Update: The live stream worked! Here is a recording of the first 20 minutes or so:

This was the first time we used this new streaming service. It recorded in segments so here’s another segment which takes you through all the opening statements.