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Table 2 Comparison of the production costs (€/1000 liters) of ethanol in Brazil, United States and Germany [19].

From: The Brazilian biofuels industry

 

USA Corn

Germany Wheat

Germany Sugarbeet

Brazil Sugarcane

Buildings

00.39

00.82

00.82

00.21

Equipment

03.40

05.30

05.30

01.15

Labor

02.83

01.40

01.40

00.52

Insurance, taxes and other costs

00.61

01.02

01.02

00.48

Feedstock

20.93

27.75

035.10

09.80

Other operation costs

11.31

18.68

015.93

02.32

Total production cost

39.47

54.97

59.57

14.48

Sale of byproducts

06.71

06.80

07.20

 

Government subsidies

07.93

   

Net production cost

24.83

48.17

52.37

14.48