by Todd Hultman (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... The same day President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
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Back TO HOMEStu Ellis: Biofuels Looking to Takeoff with Help from Lawmakers
by Stu Ellis (Herald & Review) ... And the U.S. Department of Agriculture's projections for exports ratchet down every time a
September 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Driving Revival Fuels Profits for Beleaguered Ethanol Industry
by Tarso Veloso, Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/The Detroit News) ... That's a badly needed turnaround for ethanol makers such as Andersons and
August 08, 2023 Read Full Article
Ag Economy Barometer Shows Farmers Believe Renewable Fuels to Drive Higher Crop Prices
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Indiana, farmer sentiment weakened again in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer fell 8
April 12, 2023 Read Full Article
The Ukraine Report: Could 2023 Be the Year to Buy Ethanol in the Country?
by Currey McCullough (RFD TV) The Russian Ukrainian war has spurred the development of bioethanol in the country. ... We are
January 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Biofuels a Growing Part of Ohio Agriculture
by Patrick Cooley (The Columbus Dispatch) Paul Herringshaw watched the price of corn improve dramatically when the POET Bioprocessing facility opened
December 19, 2022 Read Full Article
White House Should Move Beyond E15, Boost Biofuel’s Economic, Environmental, National Security and Public Health Benefits
(Solutions from the Land) ... Reports out of Washington indicate that EPA submitted to the White House late last month its
May 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Aemetis Reports Progress with Biogas, SAF Projects
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Aemetis Inc. released first quarter 2022 financial results on May 12, confirming that the company’s
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Analysis: White House Weighs Inflation vs. Farmers in New Biofuel Mandates
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) The White House is expected to announce in coming weeks the amount of biofuels
May 17, 2022 Read Full Article
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant Joins Opposition to North Dakota Soybean Crushing Project
by Jeff Beach (InForUm) The North Dakota Soybean Processors plant at Casselton, North Dakota, is expected to crush 42.5 million
May 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Congressman Rice Introduces Food Before Fuel Act
(Office of Congressman Tom Rice (R-SC 7th) Bill Would Lower Price of Food and Gasoline by Repealing Ethanol Mandate Law
May 02, 2022 Read Full Article
Ethanol against the World!
by Matt Reese and Dusty Sonnenberg (Ohio's Country Journal) ... “In a life cycle analysis of ethanol and electric vehicles, you
April 22, 2022 Read Full Article
Biden Administration Studying whether Biofuel Waiver Could Ease Food Inflation -Sources
by Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is studying whether waiving biofuel blending mandates could help offset a
March 04, 2022 Read Full Article
Think Gas Prices Are High Now? If Ethanol Didn’t Exist, You’d Pay Even More
by Andrew Wulfeck (FOX Weather) U.S. Department of Energy reports more than 98 percent of gasoline contains some ethanol --
February 28, 2022 Read Full Article
ACE Corrects Misrepresentations of RFS Environmental Outcomes
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In South Dakota, the American Coalition of Ethanol said a report released recently in the Proceedings
February 21, 2022 Read Full Article
When Energy Policy and Sustainability Clash
by Guil Signorini (Ohio's Country Journal) ... The Brazilian fuel sector is just as clean. Nearly all fuel stations sell ethanol,
January 19, 2022 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Maker Eyes Low-Carbon Sugar as Its ‘Moonshot’
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg Green) ...Shares of Green Plains Inc. rebounded to a seven-week high after the U.S. ethanol maker
November 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Column: Surge in U.S. Ethanol Production Could Use the Exports to Match
by Karen Braun (Reuters) U.S. corn-based ethanol production over the last year or so has been more of a drag
November 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Western Ethanol Producers ‘Caught in the Jaws of a Vise’ with Short Corn Supply and Weak Biofuel Demand
by Mikkel Pates (Park Rapids Enterprise) Gerald Bachmeier, chief executive officer of Red Trail Energy, Richardton, North Dakota, and Philip
October 05, 2021 Read Full Article
EXCLUSIVE Biden Administration Mulls Big Cuts to Biofuel Mandates in Win for Oil Industry -Document
by Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is considering big cuts to the nation's
September 22, 2021 Read Full Article
United States, Brazil Expected to Constrain Ethanol Output in Coming Months
(GrainNet/Reuters) The United States and Brazil, the world’s top two ethanol producers, are expected to hold down production in coming months
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Weighs Small Cut to Biofuel Targets in Nod to Refiners
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Kim Chipman (Bloomberg/Yahoo!) The Biden administration is developing targets for biofuel that are likely to be
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Agricultural Feedstock Costs Drive RIN Prices to All-Time Highs
by Sean Hill and Matthew French (U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration) The prices of renewable identification number (RIN)
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Green-Fuel Push Stirs Food Inflation Fears in Rebound From Virus
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Oil refiners’ attempt to clean up their act is bumping into growing concerns over food prices
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
American Drivers Are Saving the Corn Ethanol Industry–for Now
by Tim McDonnell (Quartz) ... A year later, American drivers are back at the gas pump, and ethanol plants are back online.
May 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Drivers Are Returning to the Road. That Is Good News for Corn Growers.
by Kirk Maltais (Wall Street Journal) The higher demand expected for gasoline additive ethanol could lift already lofty corn prices
March 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Scaled to Feedstock: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to NextChem & Saola Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Unlocking value at traditional biorefineries is like the holy grail. A partnership between NextChem and
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
China Bought about 200 Million Gallons of U.S. Ethanol for First-Half 2021: ADM
by Karl Plume, Hallie Gu (Reuters) China has bought “roughly 200 million gallons” of U.S. ethanol for the first half of
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Pivot under Biden
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Ethanol advocates are pushing for the new Biden administration to boost the portion of
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Dozens of Ethanol Plants Remain Idle in Early 2021
by Jerry Perkins (Successful Farming) Weaker demand is the main factor now, the $5 corn market could delay the industry's
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Viewpoint: Pandemic Drives Asia-Pacific Ethanol Markets
by Lauren Moffitt (Argus Media) Weaker crude oil prices have eroded the competitiveness of biofuels as a transport fuel in a
December 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Farmers Should Focus on Biofuel to Increase Earning Potential: Gadkari
(The Hindu Business Line) Must make ethanol from corn, sugarcane, biomass and rice husk, says Road Transport Minister -- Farmers
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Listen: COVID-19: Fueling the Grains Market
by Robert Beaman, Alexandre Bobylov and Karim Elafany (S&P Global Platts) The coronavirus pandemic has had opposing effects on the grains
November 19, 2020 Read Full Article
Ag Retailers: Zero-Emission Truck Plan Could ‘Devastate’ Agriculture
by John Gallagher (Freight Waves) Ag retailers: Zero-emission truck plan could ‘devastate’ agriculture -- An environmental policy promoted by Democratic lawmakers
November 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Continues Recovery: Rising Ethanol, DDGs Prices Fuel Industry's Recovery from COVID Shutdown
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Falling demand for gasoline earlier this year from the COVID-19 economic shutdown sent ethanol producers
November 12, 2020 Read Full Article
China's Ethanol Blending Plans Face further Hurdles
by Lauren Moffitt (Argus Media) Faltering 10pc ethanol blending (E10) because of tight and high-priced corn feedstock is fuelling doubts about
November 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Looks beyond Trump-Biden Bluster to Biofuel Reset
by Kim Chipman and Jennifer A Dlouhy (Bloomberg Green) Presidential, Iowa Senate races put biofuel in spotlight; Renewable Fuel Standard uncertainty
November 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Interview: China to Keep Ethanol Program Steady, National Blend Rate Seen at 4%: US Grains Council
by Rohan Somwanshi, Shikha Singh and Mugunthan Kesavan (S&P Global Platts) US corn sales to China shows insufficient domestic supply; US ethanol
September 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Our View: Ethanol: Trump, Hagedorn, EPA Leave Farmers behind
(Mankato Free Press) President Donald Trump and his Environmental Protection Agency have about six weeks to keep their promises to farmers
September 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Farmers Business Network to Spin Out New Venture to Track Carbon Footprints of Crops And Help Farmers Make More for Low-Carbon Ones
by Amy Feldman (Forbes) Agtech unicorn Farmers Business Network is spinning out a new sustainable farming company, called GRO Network, that
September 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Can Iowa Farmers Survive without Ethanol? Can Trump Survive without Iowa Farmers?
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register/Ames Tribune) ... "I've sat in front of the president, and he does look you in
August 28, 2020 Read Full Article
COVID-19 Weighs on Ag Economy: Reports Outline Series of Economic Struggles Continue in Agriculture
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... The number of farm bankruptcies continues to rise and a struggling livestock industry
August 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Anniversary Report Details Success of the Renewable Fuel Standard
(Renewable Fuels Association) Commemorating the 15th anniversary of President George W. Bush’s signing of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which
August 06, 2020 Read Full Article
The Corn And Energy Price Link Could Tighten As U.S. Election Looms
by Andy Hecht (Investing.com) ... The biofuel may see lots of volatility in the run-up to the 2020 US election --
July 21, 2020 Read Full Article
American Corn Growers Foundation Tells Farmers to Focus on Ethanol
by Robert Pore (Grand Island Independent) A Wilcox farmer and chairman of the American Corn Growers Foundation said farmers counting
June 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Agricultural & Energy DigestData Dashboard for May 2020: Resilience, Crops, Economy, Energy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As the month of May comes to a close and many states are re-opening, The Digest
May 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Groups Ask Congress to Provide COVID-19 Relief for Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A group of 11 ag and biofuel groups sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy
May 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Valero: Q1 Loss for Ethanol Segment, Profit for Renewable Diesel
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Valero Energy Corp. released first quarter 2020 financial results on April 29. While the company’s
May 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Demand: A Long, Hard Road to Recovery
by Rhiannon Branch (Brownfield Ag News) A University of Illinois ag economist says he does not expect a bounce back from
April 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Eco Insights Episode 1 Part 1 and Part 2: How Is Covid-19 Impacting the Biofuels Markets?
(EcoEngineers) EcoEngineers is filming its conversations and making them accessible to the public in a video series called Eco Insights. We're
April 23, 2020 Read Full Article
New RFA Analysis: Ethanol Industry Could See $10 Billion in Losses Due to COVID-19
(Renewable Fuels Association) As the COVID-19 pandemic and crude oil glut continue to ravage world fuel markets, U.S. ethanol sales in
April 21, 2020 Read Full Article
Farm Bureau Details COVID-19 Impact on Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Agricultural commodity prices are taking big hits from the COVID-19 emergency, and one of the most
April 09, 2020 Read Full Article
Grassley Urging USDA to Aid Ethanol Industry through CCC
(The Hagstrom Report/The Fence Post) Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said today that he will send a letter
April 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Seeks Bailout to Weather 'Collapsing Demand'
(Reuters/NewsMax Finance) The U.S. biofuel industry has asked the Trump administration for funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Commodity
April 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Lower Ethanol Demand Could Impact Planting Decisions
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) USDA’s 2020 Prospective Plantings report released Tuesday estimates planted acres for corn this year at 97.0 million acres, up
April 01, 2020 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-U.S. Ethanol Plants Cutting Output Due to Crashing Demand -Trade Group
by Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) U.S. ethanol producers are on track to shut about 2 billion gallons of annualized output by the
March 26, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil’s Plunge Is an Existential Threat to a Far Cleaner Biofuel
by Fabiana Batista and Tatiana Freitas (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) ... The spectacular plunge in the crude market is sparking unprecedented reverberations
March 17, 2020 Read Full Article
COVID-19 Lowers Corn Demand, Ethanol Price
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A report from University of Illinois Extension shows weak demand for corn for ethanol use,
March 17, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil’s Epic Crash Reminds Farmers They’re Also Energy Traders
by Isis Almeida, Michael Hirtzer, and Jen Skerritt (Bloomberg) Oil’s nosedive is sending farmers a stark reminder: they also need
March 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil Slammed by Price War and Virus in Worst Loss Since 1991
by Dan Murtaugh, Alex Longley, and Jacqueline Davalos (Bloomberg) Saudi Arabia and Russia both plan to increase production; IEA sees
March 09, 2020 Read Full Article
For Trump, Hints of Trouble in Ethanol Country
by Art Cullen (Storm Lake Times/Washington Post) ... (J.D.) Scholten, a 39-year-old former semi-pro pitcher, was out on a 14-county
November 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Volatility in the Ethanol Market Could Increase - Archer-Daniels-Midland Suffers with the Agricultural Sector
by Andrew Hecht (Seeking Alpha) Summary: Lots of action in ethanol since the 2018 low. Liquidity declines in the biofuel.
October 22, 2019 Read Full Article
Going Head-to-Head-to-Head on Ethanol with Chris Edwards
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to write to Chris (Edewards)
October 21, 2019 Read Full Article
As Electric Cars Shift into Mainstream, the Corn Belt Begins to Ponder a Post-Ethanol Future
by Amy Mayer (High Plains Public Radio) ...Lee Tesdell is all-in for reducing his carbon footprint. He began installing solar
October 07, 2019 Read Full Article
USDA Numbers Confirm Declining Demand For Ethanol
by Amy Mayer (Iowa Public Radio) The national average price for corn this season is back to $3.60 a bushel, about
September 16, 2019 Read Full Article
China’s Ethanol Goals Could See Big Increase in Demand
by Sean Pratt (Western Producer) An analyst doesn’t think China will delay implementing its E10 policy until there is adequate domestic
August 02, 2019 Read Full Article
The Secret History of Why Soda Companies Switched From Sugar to High-Fructose Corn Syrup
by Tom Philpott (Mother Jones) In a mesmerizing recent article, Mother Jones’ Tim Murphy recounts the surprising backstory of one of corporate marketing’s greatest
July 30, 2019 Read Full Article
Ed Lotterman: Oil Prices, War, and a Bad Corn Crop
by Ed Lotterman (Bismarck Tribune) Unless National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo manage to gin
July 01, 2019 Read Full Article
Some U.S. Ethanol Makers Looking to Buy Brazilian Corn: RFA
by Marcelo Teixeira and Roberto Samora (Reuters) Some U.S. ethanol makers are considering buying corn from Brazil to guarantee supply as domestic
June 19, 2019 Read Full Article
What Trump's New Ethanol Rules Mean for You
by Brittany De Lea (Fox Business) President Trump is in Iowa on Tuesday, just weeks after he lifted restrictions on ethanol – which could
June 12, 2019 Read Full Article
Rising Corn Prices Hurt Ethanol Margins: Heavy Midwest Rains Drive Up Corn Prices, Hit Ethanol Producers Hard
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... The latest planting progress report tells the story for worsening ethanol margins. An estimated 58%
May 31, 2019 Read Full Article
Strategy for Growth: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Pacific Ethanol
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest’s new “Stocks Worth Tracking” Multi-Slide Guide Series highlights hot companies that are making strides
May 31, 2019 Read Full Article
Splitting Ethanol Market Helps Make Brazil a Big Winner as US Struggles
(MENAFN) The ethanol market is splitting in two, which is having a big impact on the crops used to make the
April 29, 2019 Read Full Article
Study Shows Ethanol’s Impact
by John Huthmacher (Hastings Tribune) Ethanol continues to be a driving force in Nebraska’s economy, affecting a sizable portion of the state’s
April 09, 2019 Read Full Article
Democrats Still Need Rural Voters to Defeat Trump
by J.D. Scholten (The Hill) ... To win back the White House, Democrats can’t just rely on “Whole Foods” districts of educated, affluent
April 01, 2019 Read Full Article
Oregon Rack Gasoline Jumps Nearly 34 Cents in Two Weeks on Ethanol Troubles
by Kenneth Raphael, Jeffrey Bair and Wes Swift (S&P Global Platts) Portland, Oregon, rack gasoline has jumped more than 33 cents
March 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Rural America Is Ready for Some Sort of a New Deal, Preferably Green
by Art Cullen (The Guardian) Here in farming country we have the opportunity to rethink our approach to renewable energy and
March 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Report: Feds' Biofuel Policy Produced Unintended Environmental Consequences
(Public News Service) A new report says the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, created to spur ethanol production and cut air pollution, is
March 09, 2019 Read Full Article
It’s a (Trade) War: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to U.S.-China Trade War Impacts
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mark Pomykacz, from Federal Appraisal LLC and a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting offers this illuminating
March 07, 2019 Read Full Article
Stabilizing Income: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Hedging Ethanol Production
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Robert Boslego, an expert in energy price risk management and a member of Lee Enterprises Consulting,
March 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Evolution of Ethanol
by Kristin Danley-Greiner (The Messenger) ... Monte Shaw, director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, said that an estimated 10,000
February 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Operatives Say Ethanol Worship Is Now as Corny as The West Wing
by Ben Jacobs (The Guardian) ... Tim Gannon, the Democratic nominee for Iowa secretary of agriculture in 2018, told the Guardian
February 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Open the Door to Higher Blends
by Doug Sombke (South Dakota Farmers Union and Farmers Union Enterprise/Biofuels Digest) ... The reality is that the RFS is going backwards,
February 13, 2019 Read Full Article
Empirical Evidence Suggests Negligible Indirect Land Use Effect of Corn Ethanol in the U.S.
(Agriculture & Applied Ecoomics Association/CISION/PR Web) AAEA Members release research that finds corn ethanol production and crop price changes had negligible
January 29, 2019 Read Full Article
Corn Ethanol Production Has Minimal Effect on Cropland Use, Study Shows
by Madhu Khanna (Farms.com) Ethanol production has increased sharply in the United States in the past 10 years, leading to concerns
December 28, 2018 Read Full Article
New Study Shows that Corn Acreage and Total Crop Acreage Are Not Very Responsive to Local Ethanol Production and Crop Prices
by Ruiqing Miao, Yijia Li and Madhu Khanna (FarmDocDaily) Land-use change is in the forefront of human-nature interaction and is the nexus of
December 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels Lead Efforts to Protect the Climate
by Craig Willis (EurActiv/Growth Energy) With every passing year, the pathway to a stable climate gets narrower and more difficult to
December 13, 2018 Read Full Article
Closed Doors, Open Windows: Tariffs in China and Brazil ...
by Lisa Gibons (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Tariffs in China and Brazil have deeply affected U.S. ethanol exports, but other markets remain,
December 06, 2018 Read Full Article
More RFS Exemption Requests Monroe Energy, Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf Want Full RFS Waiver
by Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Pennsylvania's governor and state refining interests are putting pressure on EPA to grant waivers
November 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Green Plains Sheds Three Plants, Shutters Another and Offloads Storage and Rail Assets
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. announced that it completed the previously announced sale of its three ethanol
November 16, 2018 Read Full Article
President Opens up E15 Sales: Trump Directs EPA to Allow Year-Round E15 and a More Transparent RINs Market
by Chris Clayton and Todd Neeley (DTN The Progressive Farmer) Leading into President Donald Trump's trip to Council Bluffs, Iowa, on
October 09, 2018 Read Full Article
Why Donald Trump Is Feeling the Heat From Midwestern Farmers
by Justin Worland (Time Magazine) On the campaign trail, Donald Trump made two big promises: renegotiating free trade agreements and helping
September 14, 2018 Read Full Article
NCGA: USDA Trade Aid Won't Make Up for Lost Markets
(National Corn Growers Association) The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today said plans unveiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
August 31, 2018 Read Full Article
China Corn Rallies as Beijing Signals Support for Ethanol Plan
by Hallie Gu, Josephine Mason (Reuters) China corn futures rallied on Thursday after the central government said it would promote the use
August 25, 2018 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Corn-Based Ethanol Industry Booms
(Bloomberg/Hellenic Shipping News) The processing plants peppering the agricultural heartland of Brazil attest to the country’s position as the world’s biggest
August 24, 2018 Read Full Article
European Drought Increases Ethanol Feedstock Costs but Also Boosts Dried Distillers Grains Prices
by Chrysa Glystra (S&P Global Platts) The hot and dry weather that has swept across Northwest Europe over the summer months has
August 10, 2018 Read Full Article
The 'Octane Olive Branch' Is Full of Thorns
by Doug Durante (The Hill/Clean Fuels Development Coalition) With a final rule on fuel economy likely to come out in the
July 09, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethanol Provides Value to Everyone in the Chain
by John Duff (Delta Farm Press) ... Regardless of policy, ethanol presents a value proposition to all involved. Ethanol gives farmers
June 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Ethanol Discussion Needs to Be Based on Facts
by David Kessel (Marin Independent Journal) ... Discussions on energy use and production are important, but need to be based
June 25, 2018 Read Full Article
All Eyes On Ethanol: Brazil’s Ethanol Industry Continues to Grow with the Help of Renewable Fuel Goals and International Partnerships.
by Tim Albrecht (Ethanol Producer Magazine) More than 90 percent of all new cars licensed in Brazil each year are flex
May 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuel Policy Adds to Agricultural Market Uncertainty
by Pat Westhoff (Columbia Tribune) ... Biofuel policy decisions also have the potential to have large impacts on commodity markets and farm
May 18, 2018 Read Full Article
The New War Over Ethanol, And How It Might Affect You
by F. Todd Davidson (Forbes) A seemingly small action from the Environmental Protection Agency could spark a new war between Big Oil
April 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Trump Ethanol Moves May Be Worse for Farmers Than Soy Tariff
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg) Change to biofuel mandate may mean destruction of corn demand; Growers already dealing with trade concerns, crop gluts
April 10, 2018 Read Full Article
China's 2020 Ethanol Blending Target Faces Obstacles
(Argus Media) China faces several challenges to hit an ambitious 10pc (E10) ethanol blending target in its gasoline fuel mix by
April 05, 2018 Read Full Article
RIN Price Cap a Demand Cap: Oil Industry Study Makes Ethanol Industry's Case on Motive, Impact
by Chris Clayton (DTN The Progressive Farmer) A study commissioned by the country's largest oil refiner explains how a waiver credit
March 12, 2018 Read Full Article
New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices
by Emily Druckman (Renewable Fuels Association) Any action to artificially cap Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices in exchange for an RVP
March 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Farmers Grow Their Own Market through Ethanol
by Steve White (Nebraska TV) Nebraska farmers grow their own market through ethanol. It creates jobs, but it also provides hometown
February 27, 2018 Read Full Article
Sweet Sorghum as an Ethanol Feedstock in Western Nebraska - Could It Happen?
by Richard Perrin, Lilyan Fulginiti, Subir Bairagi, Ismail Dweikat (KRVN) It has been proposed that non-irrigated sweet sorghum might be grown
January 20, 2018 Read Full Article
Ontario Proposal Aims to Double Ethanol Blend in Fuel
by John Greig (Manitoba Co-operator) An Ontario government proposal could dramatically increase the amount of Ontario corn going into ethanol production
January 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Inside Insight
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) To kick off the new year, we rounded up a few experts to discuss five
December 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Editorial: Keep Biofuel Benefits Flowing
(Wisconsin State Journal) ... A study conducted for the U.S. Agriculture Department found corn ethanol’s life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, by 2022, will be
December 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Basse Bullish on Biofuels
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Even if volume obligations for biofuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard are mostly stagnant or lower in 2018, agricultural
December 11, 2017 Read Full Article
Ending Food Waste Not Biofuels Should Be Food Security Priority
by Alex Brinkley (National Newswatch) Groups concerned that using grains to make biofuels threatens food security should be paying more attention
October 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Could China’s Ethanol Mandate Jolt US Corn Prices?
(The Fence Post) ... Answering the call for clean air, China plans to dramatically boost ethanol use in its gasoline supply,
September 15, 2017 Read Full Article
Listen to Farmers, Not Oil Industry Lobbyists
by Kris Tom (The Brazil Times) This paper recently published a letter from oil lobbyist Maureen Ferguson attacking Indiana farmers and
August 22, 2017 Read Full Article
New Study Shows Renewable Fuel Standard Helps—Not 'Harms'—the US Economy
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill) Buried deep within the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent proposal for 2018 renewable fuel standard
August 18, 2017 Read Full Article
House Committee Debates Future Federal Support of Biofuels
by Sara Taginawa (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On Tuesday, July 25, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held
July 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Letter: Ethanol Production Helps Local Farmers
by David Howell (The Herald Bulletin) While increased production is usually a good thing, the bumper crop is leading to
June 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Emphasis on Oil Has Made Ethanol Unprofitable
by Gerald Kosmicki (Grand Island Independent) ... Why not just say farmers need a higher price for their corn, rather than
June 26, 2017 Read Full Article
Ethanol Producers Must Engage in Upcoming Farm Bill Debate
by John Duff (Ethanol Producer Magazine/National Sorghum Producers) A drastically changed farm economy means the next bill will likely be
May 18, 2017 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Industrial 5C and 6C sugars
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The Digest had a well-received webinar on C5 and C6 sugars, featuring in-demand industry consultant David Dodds
May 03, 2017 Read Full Article
Kansas Corn Growers Look to Mexico as Top Trade Partner
(High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal) Increasing concerns about trade relations with Mexico spurred Kansas Corn along with the Kansas Department of
April 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Here Comes BioChina: Amyris, Others Bypass the 4 Myths of Business in the Middle Kingdom
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) From California arrives the very interesting news that Amyris has entered into an agreement with
April 19, 2017 Read Full Article
Guest View: Corn Is for Food, Not Fuel
by Stanford L. Levin (The Southern) ... If corn were used for food instead of for ethanol, two beneficial things
April 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Grains Piled on Runways, Parking Lots, Fields Amid Global Glut
by P.J. Huffstutter and Karl Plume (Reuters) ... World stockpiles of corn and wheat are at record highs. From Iowa to
April 11, 2017 Read Full Article
Managing Margin, Risk, Financial Transparency in the Ethanol Industry
by Steve Rosvold (KRM Business Solutions/Ethanol Producer Magazine) When it comes to margin and risk management, ethanol producers have difficult and
April 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Trump Administration a Wild Card for Ethanol Industry
by Mike Hughlett (Star Tribune) With production on the rise, there's anxiety over unknown policy shifts. -- ... While there
March 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Ethanol Is a 'Win-Win'
by Rick Fox (Ohio Ethanol Producers Association/The Courier) ... Back in 1996, well before the Renewable Fuel Standard was ever implemented, corn
February 15, 2017 Read Full Article
Ethanol and Biofuel Policies
by Nicolas Loris (DownsizingGovernment.org/The Heritage Foundation) ... The problem is not with the voluntary use of biofuels in the marketplace, but
February 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Letter to Editor: Protect Illinois Farmers from Crude Manipulation
by Jim Talent (Americans for Energy Security and Innovation/Belleville News-Democrat) When Illinois farmers sell wheat, rye or oats on the
February 08, 2017 Read Full Article
Trump Swamp Work Can Start with RFS Repeal
by David Williams (Houston County News/Lacrosse Tribune) ... Billionaire investor and Trump confidant Carl Icahn is requesting changes to the
January 27, 2017 Read Full Article
New UN Report Shows Food vs Fuel Fallacy
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) A new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) finds that food prices
January 17, 2017 Read Full Article
Competitive Enterprises Institute Wants RFS Frozen and Sunsetted
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the Competitive Enterprises Institute has put forth proposals for the next session of
January 13, 2017 Read Full Article
Ethanol Increasingly a Stabilizing Factor for Iowa Farmers' Income
by Jon Leu (Daily Nonpareil) At a time when Iowa farmers produced a second consecutive record corn crop amid falling
January 09, 2017 Read Full Article
Can Ethanol Cure China's Corn Indigestion?
by Julien Hall, Samar Niazi, and Gao Xiaojuan (Platts Commodity Pulse VIDEO) China's corn stockpiles, built up over the past couple
December 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Fueling Destruction: The Unintended Consequences of the Renewable Fuel Standard on Land, Water, and Wildlife
by David DeGennaro (National Wildlife Federation) Since Congress passed into law in 2005 a federal mandate to blend corn-based ethanol and
December 20, 2016 Read Full Article
RFS Standards Help Ohioans
by Rick Fox (The Clermont Sun) Letter to Editor: Commissioner Uible’s recent letter “Fixing the RFS Pothole” was full of
December 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Farmers to Trump: You Owe Us
by Jane Wells (CNBC) ... This even as the oil industry — suffering from its own low prices — could push
December 06, 2016 Read Full Article
US Corn Ethanol Market: Understanding the Past to Assess the Future
by Carl Zulauf (FarmDoc Daily) Ethanol was a factor in both the price run-up that began in 2006 and the
December 02, 2016 Read Full Article
Busting the Mythology of Food vs. Fuel
by Jeff Rice (Journal-Advocate) Making ethanol doesn't rob the hungry of needed nutrition ... Ethanol has long been recognized as an
November 30, 2016 Read Full Article
The Facts Show We Don't Have to Choose between 'Food versus Fuel'
by Jim Talent (The Hill/Americans for Energy Security and Innovation) According to the Wall Street Journal, the “U.S. is on
November 17, 2016 Read Full Article
New Report Knocks the Stuffing Out of ‘Food vs. Fuel’ Turkeys
(Renewable Fuels Association) Millions of Americans preparing for Thanksgiving next week are undoubtedly noticing that dinner will cost less than
November 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Here’s How Ethanol COSTS Farmers At Least $57 BILLION
by Andrew Follett (The Daily Caller) A federal ethanol mandate has cost American farmers at least $57 billion dollars through
October 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter to the Editor: Fixing the RFS Pothole
by David Uible (Clermont County Commissioner/Clermont County GOP/The Clermont Sun) ... On principle, I believe in free markets, and in keeping the
October 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Expected Record Harvest Won’t Profit Farmers Facing Their Third Year of Falling Income
By Barbara Soderlin and Russell Hubbard (Omaha World-Herald) Fields across the Midlands are packed with copper-colored cornstalks, an expected record-size
October 03, 2016 Read Full Article
China Set to Export Corn, Threatening Global Market: Sources
by Dominique Patton (Reuters) China has given approval to at least two companies to export corn, trading sources said, in
October 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Making the Case for Young Farmers
by Keith Norman (The Jamestown Sun) ... Kasey Bitz was one of 44 farmers participating in the North Dakota Farmers Union
September 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol's Important
by Jay Douthit (Kent County Farm Bureau/My Eastern Shore) To the editor: The Kent County Farm Bureau stands with the Maryland Farm Bureau
September 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Debating the Value of Ethanol as a Viable Fuel (3 Letters)
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Denver Post) Re: “EPA dodges responsibility on ethanol,” Sept. 3 editorial. The ethanol industry agrees
September 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Food Price Deflation Cheers Consumers, Hurts Farmers, Grocers and Restaurants
by Heather Haddon and Julie Jargon (The Wall Street Journal) The U.S. is on track this year to post the