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--- In biofuel@egroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Stephen > > >We don't drive a whole lot of rabbits here anyways,and with the cost > >of land here in the states,sugarcane will not cut it.ADM convinced > >the big soda producers to sweeten with corn syrup years ago. Many of > >the cane producing areas cut back or quit,and now grow other > >crops.Or have been converted to housing tracts.stephen > > >ADM convinced the big soda producers to sweeten with corn syrup years ago. > > I think that had more to do with the corn surplus than with the real > economics of sugarcane growing. Agribusiness giants like ADM (NOT a > nice corporation) skew everything their way. I think Dick Carlstein's > comparative figures might be more real. > > Best > > Keith Addison > Journey to Forever > Handmade Projects > Tokyo > http://journeytoforever.org/ I think the point is you would generally work with the crop that is most readily available to you. Corn could be easiest if you live in the states. Sugar cane would be better if you lived in the more tropical environments. But if you lived in Ireland and your crop is potatoes, wouldn't you want to make the most of that crop? I haven't heard of much sugar cane being grown there. Cost of land and the availability of land is also a major issue. I'm sure you can relate to that being in Tokyo Keith. Farm land and its use for food to sustain life would be more important than transportation purposes in some areas. From the information that I have, the big disadvantage that sugar crops have is that they require long term storage and their production cost is high. Is this statement correct, please advise if these problems have been overcome? Ricardo did not mention any specifics in his post. The only thing that I got out of that was that the future of ethanol production is here and now and could never get any better than what the Brazillians are doing. I hope that isn't the case. Nothing against Brazil, I just think we are still in the research stage at this time. Who knows what technology is around the corner? Here in the states and I'm sure other countries as well can look into industrial wastes from candy manufacturing and soda bottling plants as well for making ethanol. That would be recycling and that is good. There would be no extra farm land to use, no erosion and there is plenty of sugar... Since the sugar originally came from a crop of some kind, it would still be classified as a bio-fuel wouldn't it? Sam **If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be research** Albert Einstein -------------------------- eGroups Sponsor -------------------------~-~> eLerts It's Easy. It's Fun. Best of All, it's Free! http://click.egroups.com/1/9699/0/_/837408/_/977322347/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
