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Eh, the US is a net calorie exporter regarding food. We make enough to feed everyone.
A bigger problem is the additional land needed to grow the corn for ethanol. That demands expansion of agricultural land, which means destroying forests and wetlands which are extremely important for sustaining ecosystems.
You know how people are going on about ecological collapse and how the drop off in insect populations are the biggest warning sign? That's caused by humans tearing down their ecosystems for farming and land development.
Also, the reason I didn't include fertilizer and other fuel costs in pointing out that the ethanol itself is carbon-neutral is because the other parts of the process can potentially be changed to be carbon neutral as well. Not right now, but the tech is being worked on