So many tons of beets are left in the fields each year. It's such a waste! If they (Brazil) can make ethanol out of sugar cane , why can't we use sugar beets? Is our technology so far behind them?
2007-12-27 06:42:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Probably because corn farmers have more money to pay for lobbyists in DC than beet farmers.
2007-12-27 08:32:36 · answer #1 · answered by jellybeanchick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my my aren't we a cynical bunch. the reason we don't use beets is because there's not infrastructure to process them to ethanol. Also even though you see tons of beets in the fields they are not sugar beets. In the US there are not a lot of sugar beets grown (check the USDA statistics) because its too expensive to process them (even to sugar). Cheaper to import the sugar.
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2007-12-27 17:04:45 · answer #2 · answered by skipper 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beacuse the government subsidizes farmers to grow corn, not beets
2007-12-27 14:54:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because my dear this is America and our wonderful government will not allow it we don't want the rich to do with out their mansions and cars now do we????????
2007-12-27 14:50:27 · answer #4 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋