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Sorghum Benefits From EthanolSYDNEY - Mar 6/06 - SNS -- Australia's sorghum industry could be a big beneficiary of the country's fledgling grain ethanol industry, believes Peter Reading, managing director of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). "Australian sorghum consistently has starch levels four – and even eight – per cent higher than the 69 to 70% that is the industry benchmark used by potential distillers to calculate their budgets," he said. "That could see distillers paying bonuses of up to $3.60 per metric ton (MT) for every per cent of starch content above the base figure. Five, even 10 year, supply contracts should encourage growers to chase high starch content in dryland sorghum and possibly interest irrigated cotton growers as well." Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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