Pretoria, South Africa
December 19, 2007
USDA/FAS GAIN report SF 7044
Report Highlights
The South African
government has approved a Bio-fuels Industrial Strategy for
the country, but has excluded corn as part of the strategy.
The exclusion of corn comes amid concerns over food security
and fears of price increases. Bio-fuel production targets
have also been reduced from 4.5% to 2% of total motor fuel
consumption.
The strategy elicited strong negative reactions from
industry and agriculture groups and, in response, the
government signaled that there may be some flexibility in
the policy.
Full report:
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200712/146293268.pdf
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