Muva nje, uMartin Fraguio, oyi-CEO ye-Argentina Corn Industry Association (Maizar), uthe abakhiqizi be-ethanol yommbila base-Argentina balungiselela ukukhulisa umkhiqizo ngo-60%, kuye ngokuthi uhulumeni uzokwandisa kangakanani izinga lokuhlanganisa i-ethanol kuphethiloli.
Ngo-April kulo nyaka, uhulumeni wase-Argentina wenyuse izinga lokuhlanganisa i-ethanol ngo-2% laya ku-12%. Lokhu kuzosiza ukukhulisa isidingo sikashukela wasekhaya. Ngenxa yentengo ephansi kashukela emhlabeni wonke, ube nomthelela embonini kashukela wasekhaya. Uhulumeni wase-Argentina uhlela ukukhuphula izinga lokuhlanganisa i-ethanol futhi, kodwa azikho izinhloso ezibekiwe.
Kungase kube nzima kubakhiqizi bakashukela base-Argentina ukuthi baqhubeke nokwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol, kuyilapho abalimi bommbila bezokwandisa ukutshalwa kommbila ngo-2016/17, njengoba uMongameli u-Markley ekhansele intela yokuthumela ummbila kanye nama-quota ngemva kokuthatha isikhundla. Uthe ukwanda okwengeziwe kokukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol kungavela kuphela kummbila. Ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol okuphezulu kakhulu embonini kashukela yase-Argentina kulo nyaka kungafinyelela ku-490,000 cubic metres, kusuka ku-328,000 cubic metres ngonyaka odlule.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukukhiqizwa kommbila kuzokwanda kakhulu. UFraguio ulindele ukuthi inqubomgomo kaMark ekugcineni izothuthukisa ukutshalwa kommbila kusuka kumahektha amanje ayizigidi ezi-4.2 kuya kumahektha ayizigidi eziyisi-6.2. Uthe okwamanje kunezitshalo ezintathu ze-ethanol yommbila e-Argentina, futhi uhlela ukwandisa umthamo wokukhiqiza. Lezi zitshalo ezintathu njengamanje zinamandla okukhiqiza ngonyaka angama-cubic metres ayi-100,000. Wengeze ngokuthi uma nje uhulumeni ememezela ukwanda okwengeziwe kokuhlanganiswa kwe-ethanol, kuzokwazi ukwakha ifektri ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kuya kweziyishumi. Lesi sikhungo esisha sizobiza imali efinyelela ku-$500 million, okuzokwandisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-ethanol yaminyaka yonke yase-Argentina ngo-60% ukusuka kuma-cubic metres angu-507,000 amanje.
Lapho amandla ezitshalo ezintathu ezintsha esefakiwe ekukhiqizeni, kuzodinga amathani angu-700,000 ommbila. Njengamanje, isidingo sommbila embonini ye-ethanol yommbila e-Argentina singamathani ayizigidi eziyi-1.2.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-13-2017