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		ars 64 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Big agriculture mislead the public about the benef... They should switch to growing sugar cane. There's a high demand for sugar, plus sugar works even better than corn for ethanol.

mikepavone 64 days ago | [–]

Most places growing corn don't have the right climate for sugar cane.

Scoundreller 64 days ago | | [–]

Sugar beets is the primary source of domestic produced sugar in US/Canada

gadders 63 days ago | | [–]

And the UK

ZeWaka 63 days ago | [–]

Do you know how you harvest sugar cane? You *burn* it.

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