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To: SilentZ who wrote (325129)	2/8/2007 1:53:26 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) of 1574017

"Have sugar prices gone up significantly?" No. Brazil has been using alcohol, either alone or as a gasoline additive, for a long time. Here is a link to more than you want to know... unica.com.br Bottom line, Brazil has a lot of land that is suitable for sugarcane. They currently are using less than 1% of the suitable land for sugar cane. Adding more is a matter of clearing and planting. It isn't free because, apparently, there is a need to fertilize and wnat not, there is a mention of "This same plantation can be harvested up to five times, although significant investments must be made at each cycle to maintain productivity.".

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