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CPayZombie Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,220 Points:1,683,315 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Apr 18, 2011 2:43:56 PM Ignore CPayZombie Report Abuse Pecans are as all-American as anything can be. Washington and Jefferson grew them. They are the state nut of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. The U.S. grows about two-thirds of the world's pecans and chews most of them itself. For generations, pecan prices have fallen with bumper crops and soared with lousy ones. But lately, they've only been going up. A pound of pecans in the shell fetched $2.14 on average last year, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture, nearly double what they brought three years earlier. The reason: The Chinese want our nuts. Five years ago, China bought hardly any pecans. In 2009, China bought one-quarter of the U.S. crop, and there's no sign demand is abating. Read full article So, any chances of making Ethanol from pecans?

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Pecans are as all-American as anything can be. Washington and Jefferson grew them. They are the state nut of Arkansas, Alabama and Texas. The U.S. grows about two-thirds of the world's pecans and chews most of them itself.

For generations, pecan prices have fallen with bumper crops and soared with lousy ones. But lately, they've only been going up. A pound of pecans in the shell fetched $2.14 on average last year, according to the U.S Department of Agriculture, nearly double what they brought three years earlier.

The reason: The Chinese want our nuts.

Five years ago, China bought hardly any pecans. In 2009, China bought one-quarter of the U.S. crop, and there's no sign demand is abating.

Read full article

So, any chances of making Ethanol from pecans?

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kymechanic All-Star Author Kentucky Posts:926 Points:591,010 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 22, 2011 3:13:34 PM Ignore kymechanic Report Abuse Just a nother way for the Chinese to stick it to us!
gurkirat Rookie Author Barrie Posts:14 Points:2,120 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2011 11:36:50 AM Ignore gurkirat Report Abuse big nuts
paulp24 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:4,681 Points:849,800 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2011 8:19:51 AM Ignore paulp24 Report Abuse Nuts...
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 19, 2011 8:02:46 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse Nut would probably be a better source of vegetable oils to make biodiesel than ethanol. If you can get a better price for the nuts than for the ethanol, who would want to try.