<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> <P> In Brazil, gasoline is required to contain at least 22 percent bioethanol . This bioethanol is sourced from Brazil's large sugarcane crop . </P>

Sugarcane is an example of a plant that can be used to produce which kind of fuel