BORN To Run (BORN)

Shares of China New Borun Corporation BORN are skyrocketing today, gaining more than 13% to $12.71, a gain of $1.49. The stock has been on a tear lately, going from around $6.50 in the beginning of August, to $12.72 today, effectively doubling in that time frame. BORN is the third largest producer and distributor in China of corn-based edible alcohol, used by distillers to make baijiu. Baijiu is a potent white liquor that the Chinese are drinking like crazy. It is the only pure play on the alcohol boom in China.