US research into boosting cost-effectiveness could be of considerable interest to Balkan countries, as production of ethanol from corn is 30 per cent more expensive than production from sugar beets.
Američka istraživanja o smanjenju troškova proizvodnje mogla bi da budu izuzetno zanimljiva za balkanske zemlje, pošto je proizvodnja etanola od kukuruza trideset odsto skuplja nego od šećerne repe.