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They calculated that, by offsetting the cost of production through byproduct uses or sales, the resulting sugar could be sold for as low as 28 cents per pound,
by 0cf8612b2e1e 1y ago
They calculated that, by offsetting the cost of production through byproduct uses or sales, the resulting sugar could be sold for as low as 28 cents per pound, making it competitive with low-cost imported sugar.
Not in the US. Americans pay double global sugar prices so as to protect the corn lobby.
Regardless, the economics could still be there if this is truly waste trash. The article did not mention how the cellulose is currently used. Animal feed? Mulch? Landfill? I guess there is somebody who pays something for access to the material.
Edit: mangled the phrasing
- gruez 1y ago>Not in the US. Americans pay double global sugar prices so as to protect the corn lobby. I thought it was the sugar lobby that wanted protectionist tariffs? What other situation do you have an industry lobbying to enact tariffs on their competitors?
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y agoThe US Sugar Program (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Sugar_Program https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Sugar_Program) was intended to prop up domestic sugar production. The explosion of corn syrup was probably unexpected which now competes vs global and domestic sugar.