Re: New Ethanol plant here

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Re: New Ethanol plant here

Coasty	11 May 2006 10:01
It is about time the farmers get a piece of the pie. Coasty > Coasty wrote, " Brazil is now producing all the auto fuel by sugar cane > and are now 100% independent on foreign oil and gas imports." [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > But I am surprised to hear ethanol produced here is shipped > away...apparently Japan will pay more for it??

Gomer Einstein

11 May 2006 01:06

Coasty wrote, " Brazil is now producing all the auto fuel by sugar cane
and are now 100% independent on foreign oil and gas imports."
Coasty
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That doesn't really address the OP's question, but I understand that
ethanol produced from sugar is said to be "8 times better" than that
from corn.
But I am surprised to hear ethanol produced here is shipped
away...apparently Japan will pay more for it??

Coasty	10 May 2006 22:29
Brazil is now producing all the auto fuel by sugar cane and are now 100% independent on foreign oil and gas imports. Coasty > Near the midwest town where I live they are opening a new ethanol > plant (produced from corn). > It said in the article that 60% of the ethanol produced will be > shipped to Japan and other foreign countries. > What is the likely reason for that?

James Goforth	10 May 2006 18:33
Near the midwest town where I live they are opening a new ethanol plant (produced from corn). It said in the article that 60% of the ethanol produced will be shipped to Japan and other foreign countries. What is the likely reason for that?

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