Yes the mills are powered by their own byproduct. Also sugar is the only commodity that is NOT subsidized by a single taxpayer dollar. It is done through trade suspension agreements. We do not let Mexico, Brazil, India etc. dump their heavily subsidized sugar into our market. These suspension...

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re: Louisiana now the leading sugar producer in the US

Posted by SugarCane318 on 2/27/23 at 12:44 pm

There has been a rapid expansion of sugar cane acreage in Louisiana since 2017. All of the mills in Louisiana except one (there are 11 total) are south of I10 and had been losing acreage to urban sprawl for years. All of those mills need to operate at capacity to maximize profits. Every time a ne...

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re: Random things that make you realize you’re getting old

Posted by SugarCane318 on 12/20/22 at 9:27 am

Watching professional sports and the athletes look like kids. When I was a kid and a young man all professional athletes looked like grown arse men, now that I’m middle aged I see kids. Watching any professional sport(especially baseball) is a constant reminder that my youth is gone....

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re: I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...

Posted by SugarCane318 on 9/14/22 at 11:22 am

Also, another red flag that should make you stop and think… Why are they being so aggressive in a state that is cloudy 100 days a year? They are farming taxpayers, not energy....

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re: I have someone trying to pitch me on Solar Farms...

Posted by SugarCane318 on 9/14/22 at 11:10 am

These companies are preying on land owners. They are locking up land with 25-30 year leases but all they are really farming is “carbon credits.” As soon as the subsidies dry up(the only thing that’s making these ventures profitable), they will vanish. They are double dipping, selling the power and g...

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