[OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa)Roadkill_Bingo t1_j84jpto wrote
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The US’s ethanol consumption is only so high because we mandate it as a component in our fuels…again, the corn subsidies. They’re manufacturing a need.
V8O t1_j861p8j wrote
The need is there because you drive gasoline powered cars (about a third of global gasoline demand is in the US). With that car fleet in place, your only pick is between oil or ethanol...
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