<P> The theoretical possible yield for sugar cane, according to 1983 study of Duke, is about 280 metric tons per hectare per year, and small experimental plots in Brazil have demonstrated yields of 236--280 metric tons of fresh cane per hectare . The most promising region for high yield sugarcane production were in sun drenched, irrigated farms of northern Africa, and other deserts with plentiful water from river or irrigation canals . </P> <P> In the United States, sugarcane is grown commercially in Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, and Texas . </P> <P> Brazil uses sugarcane to produce sugar and ethanol for gasoline - ethanol blends (gasohol), a locally popular transportation fuel . In India, sugarcane is used to produce sugar, jaggery and alcoholic beverages . </P> <P> Ethanol is generally available as a byproduct of sugar production . It can be used as a biofuel alternative to gasoline, and is widely used in cars in Brazil . It is an alternative to gasoline, and may become the primary product of sugarcane processing, rather than sugar . </P>

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