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the feed is needed for food products. Sugar can be used for ethanol
production too, the
ethanol is more efficient than that from corn. Currently, the
domestic US market
receives subsidies for their production, and, as a result the im****t
of sugar into
the US is severly limited. This needs to change - even if it means
that all sugar
im****ted into the united states is specifically to be used for
biofuels, and biofuels only.
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here are the top 10 sugar ex****ters:
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the top 10 producers
Brazil =85 30 million tons (20% of global sugar production)
European Union =85 22 million (14.7%)
India =85 20 million (13.3%)
China =85 10 million (6.6%)
United States =85 7 million (4.6%)
Mexico =85 6 million (4%)
South African Development Community (SADC) =85 5.7 million (3.8%)
Australia =85 5.4 million (3.6%)
Thailand =85 5 million (3.3%)
Russia =85 2.7 million (1.8%)
the top 10 ex****ters:
Brazil =85 17.7 million tons (39% of global sugar ex****ts)
European Union =85 8.1 million (18%)
Australia =85 4.1 million (9%)
Thailand =85 2.6 million (5.8%)
SADC =85 1.6 million (3.6%)
Guatemala =85 1.5 million (3.3%)
India =85 1.4 million (3.1)
Persian Gulf =85 1.3 million (2.9%)
South Africa =85 1.3 million (2.9%)
Cuba =85 1.2 million (2.7%)
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yes, the domestic corn MUST be directed totally to the food supply
system, and not to the
ethanol market. this is a severe national security issue, and MUST be
dealt with as such!
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