Major survey of sugarcane ethanol prospects in Florida published

Biofuels Digest
December 20, 2009 Jim Lane

In Florida, a new master’s thesis from Josh Berger at the University of South Florida provides the most comprehensive examination to date of the views of stakeholders on the development of sugarcane as an ethanol feedstock in the US. “The price supports directed by the USDA artificially increase the price of the US sugar commodity price to the point where it is more attractive to produce and sell sugar for food,” writes Berger, who adds, “The successful development of cellulosic ethanol process technologies will present an opportunity for Florida’s sugar growers to collect more revenue, assuming that processing facilities are created by the large sugar mills.”

Sugar Ethanol in Florida: Economic, Agricultural, and Environmental Aspects.

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