date:Apr 11, 2013
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week sent a proposal to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs asking it to approve the sale of up to 400,000 tons of surplus sugar to ethanol producers under the 2008 Farm Bill Farm Bill Feedstock Flexibility Program. The White House has 90 days to review the proposed regulations, which if approved, would be the first time the sugar-for-ethanol program was enacted.
The program allows USDA to buy the surplus sugar and sell it