The plants produce far more oil per acre than other crops, such as soybeans.

海藻这种植物没英亩产出的植物油比诸如黄豆这些植物要多很多，但是种植海藻却又有一些技术难题需要克服。

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Focus was given to crops such as soybeans, which were more productive than sorghum and cotton.

计划的重点放在了大豆等农作物上面。与高粱和棉花相比，大豆的产量更大。

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There are two types of biodiesel fuel: Fresh or "virgin" biodiesel is made from crops such as soybeans.

目前有两种生物柴油，一种是原始的柴油，也就是从大豆等庄稼中加工提炼的。另一种就是从回收的菜油里提炼的。

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China imports much of its fuel and food, including staples such as soybeans and meat.

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Since U.S. farmland is scarce and expensive, each additional acre of corn used to produce ethanol is one less that is available for other crops such as soybeans and wheat, which have seen price increases of more than 240% over the past five years.

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Prices have soared for a variety of other commodities, such as copper, soybeans and cattle.

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