Louisiana Ethanol Plant Wants Sugar Cane
A Louisiana group wants to buy sugar cane from farmers for an ethanol plant they are constructing from an old sugar mill.
Louisiana Green Fuels Group, which purchased a mill that was closed two years ago, met last week with St. James area growers about plans to construct a facility capable of producing 25 million gallons of ethanol annually from sugar cane. According to the group, farmers who committed to deliver all or a portion of their crop to the plant received bonus checks.
South Louisiana Sugars Co-op president Wilbert Waguespack said, “Having another high-capacity mill in operation will shorten the grinding season for other mills, lengthen our growing season, and increase the value of our crop.”
Roddy Hulett, chief operations officer for LGFG, said bringing the St. James mill back into operation will serve to support and enhance the market for Louisiana sugar cane farmers.
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James F. Reinmiller
Just got through reading an article indicating sugar growers are demanding the government buy excess sugar and sell to ethanol plants at loss. This is because of the NAFTA Mexico sugar import restrictions expiring in 2008. First of all, I am all for sugarcane ethanol. It is much more efficient than corn and is the future of biofuels (see Brazil). I just have a problem with the sugar industry and their Farm Bill special treatment that over the years has totally screwed up the US sugar market in terms of price, supply etc. Bottom line I hope Louisiana Green Fuels can succesfully lead the sugar cane – ethanol trend without being subject to or promoting price controls, tariffs, tax-payer subsidies etc. Thanks.
Daniel D Martin
so manny sugarcane mills closing,how come they could not be converted to ethanol production ?
at 2.97/gallon ethanol sounds like great business!
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