The argument they make is, "it is food and we eat it". Nevermind most of the corn grown is not eaten by people.

Yeah, but our food eats it too.

Mostly our cars drink it

45% and rising.

I have bad news about what they are deforesting the Amazon for (hint: cornfields)

Chocolate and coffee I believe

By area it's almost entirely corn and soy (mostly for animal feed)