Taiwan to switch focus from soy, sunflower biodiesel to sugarbeet ethanol after crop yields disappoint

In Taiwan, the deputy director of the Agriculture and Food Agency said that Taiwan will switch emphasis to producing ethanol after yields from biodiesel feedstock cultivation had proven to be a disappointment. The country will begin a phased transition from soy and sunflower cultivation on 7,000 acres to sweet potatoes for ethanol production.

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