EU Bioethanol Growth in 2008 Reported Driven by Cereal Feedstocks
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The Biofuels International website reports that biofuel ethanol production in the European Union (EU) in 2008 increased by 58% compared to the previous year. The major feedstock used is reported to be from cereals. About 63% of the 2.8 billion liters of ethanol produced in 2008 used wheat as the cereal feedstock. Ethanol from maize accounted for 27% , while rye and barley accounted for 4.3% and 3.5% of production, respectively. Triticale (a hybrid of wheat and rye) is also reported as a marginal ethanol feedstock used in Germany.
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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