U.S. Exports (2013) Country China India United Arab Emirates Philippines Japan/Korea *ETBE = ethyl tertiary butylether Source: Green Pool Million gallons 3.4 9.5 39.7 47.6 86.8 ETBE* “Our current focus is on originating ethanol from four key areas (the U.S., Central America, Brazil and Pakistan) and moving it to Europe, Asia, India Brazil Exports (2013) Country Philippines United Arab Emirates India Japan/Korea Source: Green Pool Million gallons 18.1 32.3 65.7 91.2 and Africa, where demand is growing.” Ethanol Exports (2013–2014) 10,000 Global 8,000 Brazil U.S. Million Liters 6,000 4,000 2,000 2010 2011 2012 2002 2003 2006 2007 2004 2009 2005 2008 2001 Source: FO Lichts “The future of biofuels is about moving away from fi rst-generation feedstock, which will infl uence where the next generation of biofuels comes from,” Thomasson says. “Using cellulosic sources such as switchgrass is a noble goal, but probably not the future on a large scale due to the volume of biostock required. If you look at the biofuels plants being built in the next fi ve years, many are leaning to non-food-grade sources such as sweet sorghum, industrial sugar cane and non-food-grade rice.” Q 2013 0 Your CHS Connection 21