A) Why Does the United States Both Import and Export

question 108

Essay

A) Why does the United States both import and export ethanol?
B) Suppose that the United States allowed domestic fuel
producers to use ethanol made from any source (i.e., corn or
sugar).What is likely to happen to U.S.production of corn
ethanol and U.S.imports of sugar ethanol?

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