German ethanol production up 46 percent in 2008 on sugar beet surge

In Germany, the national bioethanol association BDBe reported that German ethanol production increased 46 percent in 2008 to 458,394 tons, of which 61 percent came from grains. The association notes that sugar beets, which accounted for 8 percent of production volume in 2007, jumped to a 36 percent share in 2008, and allowed the production volume of ethanol to expand without increasing grain usage by ethanol producers.

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