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Table 8 Hypothetical annual sugar production from the implicit cultivation area (based on USDA yield values [79])

From: Using techno-economic modelling to determine the minimum cost possible for a microbial palm oil substitute

Parameter

Value

Area with sugarcane plantations (km2)

282.6

Yield of sugarcane (t/ha)

65.61

TRS/sugarcane (kg/t)

137.52

TRS extracted (t/year)

254,981

  1. Assuming 100% harvesting efficiency in all steps