Why americans refuse to buy ethanol from Brasil?

Question

I so yesterday on news that Brasil produce enaugh ethanol to sell to USA for 54 cents a gallon!!! So far USA is not buying ethanol from them. I am wondering, how long is going to take our goverment to correct oil prices.

Answer 1

Do you have any idea how much it would cost to drive to Brasil to fill up?

Answer 2

It's just that most folks up here in Los Estados Unidos don't realize a car will run on ethanol and that the import tax would raise the cost we might import from our Portuguese-speaking Brazilian friends substantially.  And - a number of us have fallen for oil company lies that suggest using ethanol in our cars is somehow bad for our health!

Answer 3

Dennis T:  LMAO

Answer 4

1) Our government doesn't set oil prices.

2) We are dealing with an issue of dependency. We are dependent on other countries for our oil. Why become dependent on someone else?

3) We need to be focusing on alternaltive fuels / technology so we are no longer dependent.

4) Biofuels are the way to go!

Answer 5

Brasils oil isn't that sweet sweet crude that comes from the Arab regions. Due to it's poorer quality it requires less refining, meaning, more money to refine it. That increased refining cost will be seen in 2 ways, either less profits for big oil (not going to happen) or increased consumer cost (definately would happen).

Answer 6

their gas sucks