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Biofuel for Airplane Use Has Untapped Potential, Says National Corn Growers

by Ashley Davenport  (Hoosier Ag Today)  ... “We have the Next Generation Fuel Bill, which would bring energy security to our fuel situation with higher gas prices,” says Matt Frostic, a Michigan farmer and at-large member of NCGA. “It allows higher compression

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A Left Turn to Ban Drilling

by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) House progressives are planning to request Biden use emergency measures to ban future fossil fuel drilling on federal lands and deploy the Defense Production Act to ramp up clean energy generation, POLITICO’s Josh Siegel reports. The

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Mixed Views on Ethanol as Oil Shock Answer

by Marion Rae (Glouster Advocate)  Australia's petrol and diesel taxes are already amongst the lowest in the world, potentially throttling efforts to curb price spikes and prompting some to propose ethanol as an option. Biodiesel, bioethanol, and biocrude blends can be

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Commodity Group Leaders Push for Expanded Use of Biofuels

by Daniel Grant (Farm Week Now)  While the U.S. scrambles to fill the void in the oil market created by the ban of Russian imports, commodity group leaders believe the solution is closer to home than Venezuela or Saudi Arabia. “If ever

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Some Mills Resume Sugarcane Crushing in Brazil to Make Ethanol

by Roberto Samora and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters/NASDAQ)  A handful of mills resumed sugarcane crushing in Brazil's centre-south (CS) region after several weeks off,seeking to produce ethanol and profit from sky-high prices for the biofuel, data from industry group Unica showed on Monday. Unica

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High-Octane Solutions to the New Energy Crisis

by C. Boyden Gray (Boyden Gray & Associates/Real Clear Politics) ... Currently, the EPA regulates fuels and automobiles separately, instead of as a single system. Automakers have the technological know-how to make much more efficient car engines, but regulatory barriers prevent

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World Events Underscore the Need to Expand Renewable Fuel Production

(Solutions from the Land)  ... The news of increased fuel costs comes as the Biden administration is considering a relaxation of federal requirements calling on blenders to mix specific amounts of ethanol or biodiesel when producing the nation’s petroleum-based fuel supply. To

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Zubiri: Suspend Fuel Excise, Strengthen Alternative Fuels like Biofuels, E-vehicles

(SunStar) Senate majority leader Juan Miguel Zubiri says he is pushing for the suspension of excise tax on fuel in a press conference at the Nature's Village Resort in Talisay City Tuesday night, March 8, 2022.   --  SENATE Majority Leader

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Grassley and Ernst Call on Biden to Unleash Iowa Biofuel Immediately as Gas Prices Hit Record High, U.S. Bans Russian Oil

(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA))  Iowa senators introduce bipartisan legislation to open up the use of clean, American-made renewable fuels that are available right now to replace banned Russian oil  -- As gas prices hit all-time record highs, Sens. Chuck Grassley

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Opinion: How the U.S. Could Show It’s Finally Serious about the Geopolitics of Energy

by Charles Lane (Washington Post) ... Ramping up oil and gas production is part of the solution, as Republicans argue. So is increased use of renewables, as Democrats argue — .... ... A substantial increase in the federal gas tax would put

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Ethanol Versus Oil in Global Crisis: Biofuels Backers, POET Executive Point to Advantages Ethanol Offers in Conflict, Climate

by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer)  With oil reaching its highest price in nearly 11 years and OPEC nations opting not to increase production, the biofuels industry is clamoring for attention in the U.S. and calling on the Biden administration to

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U.S. Farm & Biofuel Leaders Call for Swift Action to Unleash Lower-Cost Biofuels

(Renewable Fuels Association) America’s top biofuel and farm advocates called on President Biden to swiftly expand access to plentiful, lower-cost biofuels as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes fuel prices closer to record levels. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soon expected to finalize biofuel

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Our Response to the State of the Union Address: Ethanol Checks All the Boxes

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association)  In his first State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden spoke about many of the challenges facing our nation and world today, from the Ukraine invasion to domestic inflation, from climate change to the COVID pandemic.

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Iowa Biofuel Stakeholders Pack State Capitol Building to Support Biofuels Access Bill

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Biobased Diesel Daily) More than 200 biofuel advocates from around Iowa packed the State Capitol rotunda to show support for the Iowa Biofuels Access Bill. House File 2128 passed the Iowa House in February by a strong bipartisan vote

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Biofuels Can Help Bring Down Soaring Gas Prices

(RFD TV) Corn growers say ethanol could keep gas prices low as oil prices soar.  Ace Ethanol's President says the market was volatile the entire month of February, and it became even more uncertain on Russia's invasion. Fortunately, Russia is

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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 -- ... Because of continuous fluctuating prices, studies have had difficulty capturing the exact monetary benefit of ethanol usage but have

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Ethanol: Saving Drivers Money at the Pump

by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association)  Gasoline prices are high—up 50% in 2021 and rising further this year, with California prices reaching record levels—but what’s worse is that they might go even higher, given the distinct possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and

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Renewable Fuel Standard Has Been a ‘Resounding Success,’ RFA Tells Senate EPW Committee

(Renewable Fuels Association) Enacted in 2005 and expanded in 2007, the Renewable Fuels Standard has been a “resounding success” by any measure, the Renewable Fuels Association told the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in testimony submitted today ahead of a hearing

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Emily Skor

“During a time of high gasoline prices, it is more important than ever that higher blends of biofuels be made available to consumers year-round. ... By removing remaining regulatory hurdles and providing greater access to E15, you can help keep

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Growth Energy to White House: “Maximize Biofuels to Ease the Pain at the Pump”

(Growth Energy)  Yesterday, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor sent a letter to President Biden, urging him to turn to higher biofuel blends to combat high gas prices. At a February 4th press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the administration

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French Motorists Guzzle More Ethanol as Gasoline Prices Surge

by Sybille de La Hamaide (Reuters) Consumption of high-ethanol E85 rose 33% in France in 2021 and is expected to continue growing this year as a surge in gasoline prices makes the fuel, mostly made from sugar and grains, more attractive

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Debate on the Rule that Seeks to Adjust the Mixture of Ethanol and Biodiesel to 10%

(El Tiempo (Google Translation)) A regulation issued on Wednesday of last week by the ministries of Mines and Energy, Environment and Agriculture, and which seeks to increase the percentages of ethanol and biodiesel in the mixture with gasoline and Acpm,

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Commodities 2022: Asian Industrial Ethanol Import Prices May Rise

by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) Far East buyers to pay more for ethanol in 2022; Higher ethanol blending mandate in Philippines in 2022  --  Asian industrial and beverage grade ethanol import prices may rise in 2022 as key exporter Brazil sees

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Largest Biofuel Producer Eyes E15 as National Standard

by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News)  The world’s largest biofuel producer wants to make 15-percent blended ethanol fuel the national standard in the U.S. Doug Berven is the Vice President of Corporate Affairs with POET. “It’s so much better for the consumer,

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Abengoa Hit with 20 Million Euro EU Antitrust Fine for Rigging Ethanol Benchmarks

(Reuters)  EU antitrust regulators on Friday fined Spanish ethanol producer Abengoa 20 million euros ($22.5 million) for rigging ethanol benchmarks. The European Commission said Abengoa admitted taking part in a cartel from September 2011 to May 2014 and agreed to settle the

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EPA Plan to Delay RFS Requirements Pt 2

(AgInfo/Washington State Farm Bureau Report) I’m Bob Larson. The ethanol industry claims the Biden administration could secure lower gas prices “almost immediately” if it allowed higher blends of corn ethanol, YEAR-ROUND, into the nation’s fuel supply. All eyes are on the

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As American Gasoline Prices Soar, Some Blame Ethanol

by Christopher M. Matthews (Wall Street Journal)  Prices for the biofuel have surged, rekindling a debate about whether it’s contributing to pain at the pump -- ... Now, lobbyists for the refining industry are seizing on the recent ethanol-price jumps and

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Brazil Reduces Tariff on Ethanol Imports from 20% to 18%

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The USDA Foreign Agricultural Services on Nov. 12 announced Brazil took action on Nov. 5 to enact a unilateral 10 percent reduction of import tariffs on 87 percent of all goods and services through the

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South Dakota Senator Expresses Disappointment over Biofuel Blending Obligations

(RFD TV)  Speculation is growing about what’s going on behind the scenes at the EPA as they continue to extend their own deadline for biofuel blending mandates. “I think part of it is because they are focusing on electric vehicles,

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Ashley Hinson: The Clear Case for Investing in Ethanol, Iowa’s Clean Energy Fuel Source

(Office of Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA 1st) The Biden administration should respect current law and uphold the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard. -- In just 10 months in Congress, I’ve seen my fair share of shattered promises and absurd

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Refiners Relationship with Ethanol Continues to be Faithful

by Jenna Hoffman (AgWeb) BioUrja Ethanol Trading Manager Jordan Fife shared blending insights with AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory earlier this week. Fife says when you pull up to the pump, 10% ethanol blended fuel is going to be cheaper than straight gasoline,

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Pain at the Pump Drives Biden’s Suffering in the Polls

by Ben Lefebre (Politico) “Feeling pain at the pump? Biden doesn’t care,” Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel posted on Twitter last week. ... And some of those discussions would likely backfire on Democrats, especially any effort to reduce ethanol blending levels in

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Archer Daniels Midland Sued over Ethanol Derivative Contracts Market

(Law Street)  On Tuesday, Green Plains Inc. and its subsidiaries filed a complaint in the District of Nebraska against Archer Daniels Midland Company alleging it had manipulated the derivative contracts market and violated the Commodities Exchange Act. ... The complaint states Archer Daniels

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Food vs. Fuel or Food AND Fuel for Soybean Products?

by Forrest Laws (Farm Progress) Can the soybean industry provide food and fuel to the market without compromising? ... “Where we are now is incredibly exciting because we’ve got the bean oil piece that goes into this biofuel space, and

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Attempt to Reduce Access to Biofuels Is Shortsighted

(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Amid a global energy crisis and rising fuel prices at pumps across the country, members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation to repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Emily Skor released the following statement slamming

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Feenstra Introduces Legislation to Study Electric Vehicle Costs, Biojet Fuel

(Office of Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04))  “These proposals aim to help consumers and taxpayers save money while also bolstering demand for corn, soybeans, and biofuels produced in the 4th District.”  --  In an effort to expand uses for biofuels, Rep. Randy

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India Moves a Step forward in Achieving E20 Fuel Dream

by Sweta Goswami (Hindustan Times) The ministry made it mandatory for all automobile manufacturers to put “clearly visible stickers” on every vehicle informing about its compatibility to the level of ethanol blend -- The ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH)

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RFA Reminds President: Low-Carbon Fuel Solutions Can Solve Pump Price Concerns

(Renewable Fuels Association) In response to media reports that the White House has been meeting with oil industry officials to discuss solutions to recent higher gas prices, the Renewable Fuels Association has reminded President Biden that efforts to encourage more use of

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Nairobi's Fuel Dispensers Replace Charcoal, Kerosene with Biofuel

(Today/Reuters) In Kenya's capital Nairobi, restaurant owner Miriam Kamau lifts a steaming ladle of food from a stove burning locally produced ethanol - a fuel made from the byproducts of sugar production. She is one of about 200,000 customers of three-year-old Kenyan

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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 Coffin, vice president of Midwest AgEnergy LLC, at Underwood, North Dakota, discuss countermoves to a drought for acquiring local corn

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Government to Make It Mandatory for Vehicle Manufacturers to Make Flex-Fuel Engines: Nitin Gadkari

(India TV News) Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said that the government will make it mandatory for all the vehicle manufacturers to make flex-fuel engines, after it gets permission from the Supreme Court (SC). Flex-fuel, or flexible fuel, is an alternative

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Threatens to Reduce Ethanol Blend

(Argus Media) President Jair Bolsonaro blamed Brazil's anhydrous ethanol blend for high gasoline prices, hinting that he could push to reduce the blend, in yet another potential blow to the biofuels industry. In his weekly broadcast on social media, Bolsonaro said that

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Optimizing Advanced Fuel Production: Utilizing Industrial Hemp Biomass for High Throughput Biofuel Production in Maryland

by Robert Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Advanced Biofuels USA)  This is a presentation that was part of a seminar program at Hood College for the students, faculty, and friends of their biology department. It focuses on new directions in advanced biofuel research. These

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Choosing America’s Farm Fields Over OPEC Oil Fields

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The key to cleaner and more affordable energy for American consumers lies not in the oil fields of Saudi Arabia and Russia, but in the farm fields of our nation's heartland. Our

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Petroleum Companies Get Good Response to Ethanol Procurement Tender

(PTI/New Indian Express)  The EOI was published by Bharat Petroleum on behalf of oil marketing companies on August 27, and it opened on September 17. --  State-owned fuel retailing firms have received an "overwhelming" response to the tender they floated for

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Local View: Bright Future for Ethanol

by Scott McPheeters (Lincoln Journal Star) ... Ethanol infrastructure is already in place (unlike electric), and it doesn't cost the American taxpayer anything. In fact, when you choose ethanol at the pump, you’re going to save money. Multiple studies have

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From a Nuisance to a Benefit, ‘World’s Worst Weed’ Finds New Use as Biofuel

(South Africa Today) • A startup in western Kenya has developed a process of making bioethanol from water hyacinths, addressing both the need for a clean fuel alternative to charcoal and fuelwood, and the spread of the invasive hyacinths. Proponents

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S&P Global Platts to Publish Prices Showing Cost to Reduce Carbon Emissions Using Biofuels

(S&P Global Platts/PR Newswire)  New prices offer granular look at actual costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions with biofuels --  S&P Global Platts, the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, today announced it

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Offering Biofuel Vehicles Will Be Mandatory for Auto Makers within 6 Months: Nitin Gadkari

(The Print) Consumers will have a choice between petrol & bioethanol. The switch to alternative is due to the surplus production of crops in India, from which bioethanol is made, Gadkari said.  -- Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said India will

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Bustos Introduces “Bold and Innovative” Legislation to Reduce Vehicle Emissions, Limit Harmful Aromatics and Increase Biofuels Demand

(Office of Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17)) Industry leaders praise bill, Bustos as champion for clean liquid fuels -- U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (IL-17) introduced the Next Generation Fuels Act, legislation that leverages greater fuel octane to reduce carbon emissions from transportation, improve air

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Colombia Delays Reinstatement of E10 Mandate

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The government of Colombia has delayed plans to reinstate its E10 blend mandate until January 2022. The blend mandate will be set at E6 in September, October and November, increasing to E8 in December. Last spring,

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Court Dismisses Ethanol Market Lawsuits Green Plains, Midwest Renewable Energy Antitrust Claims Dismissed

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Two of four antitrust lawsuits filed against Archer Daniels Midland, alleging ethanol market manipulation, were dismissed by a federal court in Illinois. The remaining two cases are on track for trial in 2024. The U.S. District

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Let's Prioritize American Renewable Fuels over Foreign Oil and Minerals

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill)  ...  But what’s not easy to see is why the White House recently chose to respond to higher pump prices by pushing OPEC+ countries to increase oil production. It was a baffling move that raised

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Spotlight: Brazil Sugarcane Harvest Failure Hampers Biofuels Growth, Raises Refinery Runs

(S&P Global)  Weather disruptions reduce sugarcane harvest in CS Brazil to 10-year low, ethanol output to 4-year low S&P Global Platts ethanol price assessment reaches new record high despite peak of the crop Reduced E100 demand increases the call on gasoline Raizen, Brazil's

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RFA to the President: Choose U.S. Farm Fields Over OPEC+ Oil Fields

(Renewable Fuels Association) In response to this week’s announcement by the White House calling on OPEC+ member countries to increase oil output, the Renewable Fuels Association today sent a letter to President Biden supporting the Administration’s call for an investigation into the true

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Setting the Record Straight on Renewable Fuels

(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-I)) Prepared Floor Remarks by U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Setting the Record Straight on Renewable Fuels  -- Many bills that get introduced in the Senate won’t go anywhere. They are simply messaging documents. I usually do not

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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 because of the surging cost of corn and sugar. Tight corn and sugar supplies are passing through to ethanol costs, making

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India Set to Make Flex-Fuel Engines Mandatory, Decision to Be Taken in 8-10 Days' Time

(Press Trust of India/First Post)  The government will take a decision over flex-fuel engines in the next 8-10 days as it is considering making these engines mandatory for the automobile industry, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday while asserting that

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Govt Should Give Tax Breaks on Ethanol: Expert Committee

by Yogima Seth Sharma (Economic Times)  “In order to bring predictability and to encourage investment by entrepreneurs in expansion or setting up of new ethanol capacities, the government may devise and declare a floor price of ethanol for five years with

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Opinion: With E85, It Pays to Skip the Middleman

by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ... I started encouraging ethanol plants to market E85 directly to fuel retailers, and truly become E85 wholesalers. A lot has changed for the ethanol industry since then. Now, less than two decades later,

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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) credits—the compliance mechanism used for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—sharply increased through April of

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LETTER: Ethanol Actually Saves Consumers Money at the Pump

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Las Vegas Review-Journal) In response to your May 23 editorial: The increased use of ethanol resulting from the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act has lowered — not increased — prices at the pump for American

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ADM Trial Set for 2024: Plaintiffs File Motion With Federal Court to Compel ADM to Release Information

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) With a trial possibly years away in an ongoing ethanol market manipulation case, plaintiffs are waging a fight for the disclosure of information from Archer Daniels Midland, according to court documents. Four cases have been combined

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India’s Ethanol Plan Seen Erasing Exportable Sugar Surplus

(Business Recorder/Reuters)   India’s government plan to increase ethanol blending in gasoline will erase the country’s exportable sugar surplus in two to three years, according to the chairman of a large Indian company in the sector. Speaking during the Santander ISO Datagro New

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Barchart and PRIMA Markets Announce Partnership for Global Biofuels Data

(Barchart/PR Newswire)  Barchart, a leading provider of market data and technology services to the financial, media and commodity industries, has announced a new distribution partnership with PRIMA Markets, a leading research company for the low carbon fuels market, specializing in renewable

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In Praise of the Federal Ethanol Regulations

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Wall Street Journal)  The Renewable Fuel Standard deserves credit for reducing pump prices and saving Americans billions each year. --  Regarding your editorial “The Ethanol Gasoline Tax” (May 15): The 16-year-old law requiring oil refiners to blend renewable

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Update 1-Brazil Fuel Retailers Ask Govt to Cut Ethanol Blending in Gasoline

by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Fuel retailers in Brazil have asked the government to reduce the amount of ethanol required to be blended into gasoline, saying a smaller production in the current season has reduced the biofuel’s supply and increased prices. Fecombustiveis, an association

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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. ADM re-opened its plants in early April; POET’s plants re-opened in August 2020 but only hit full production capacity in April. Then, just as

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At 7.2%, India Blends Record Ethanol with Petrol in First 4 Months

by Sanjeeb Mukherjee (Business Standard)  So far, the best ever ethanol blend with petrol has been around 5.2 per cent at all-India level. -- Ethanol blending in India has reached more than 7.2 per cent — the first time it has

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Colombia Raises Biofuel Admixture

(BN Americas) Colombia's mines and energy ministry has established guidelines stipulating higher biofuel admixtures in fuel. The required percentage of ethanol in gasoline will rise to 10% from 5% in six departments on April 5 next year. The areas subject

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Ethanol Can Shrink Colorado's Carbon Footprint

by Dan Sanders (Colorado Politics) Our state published the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap on Jan. 14. The Colorado Energy Office touted the plan as being, “the most ambitious and substantive planning process Colorado has ever undertaken on climate leadership, pollution

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Cleaner Driving with Cleaner Fuel Economic & Environmental Benefits of Ethanol Blends

(Metropolitan Energy Center) Poor air quality is a problem for tens of millions of Americans. And we can’t address dirty air – and the health risks that come with it - until we make transportation cleaner. One approach is already

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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 Saola Energy has unlocked smaller-scale conversion of corn oil to renewable diesel, with economics that work — already, biorefineries have

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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 2021, matching its previous record for annual imports of the corn-based biofuel, Archer Daniels Midland Co Chief Financial Officer Ray

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Hydrous Ethanol Price Parity Not Seen Decreasing Despite Gasoline Price Hike: Sources

by Nicolle Monteiro de Castro (S&P Global Platts)   ... Brazilian oil company Petrobras' average gasoline price hike of 7.93% is not expected to increase the economic advantage of the biofuel E100 over the fossil fuel, market participants said. ... More than 80%

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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 recovery.  -- Higher corn prices are roiling the U.S. ethanol industry, but the full impact of the corn price spike might

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Green Fuel Selling Ethanol in 'Real Money'

(Bulawayo)  Zimbabwe's biggest ethanol producer Green Fuel is now selling the commodity in hard cash and accepts only transfers to its nostro foreign currency account accompanied by letters from the clients' banks confirming the existence of funds, it has emerged. This

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20th Datagro Conference on Sugar and Ethanol: COVID 19 Impacts and Renovabio Set the Agenda

by Isabela Rodrigues* (Advanced Biofuels USA) In October, The 20th Datagro Conference on Sugar and Ethanol 2020 took place over a virtual platform with more than 4000 attendees. This year, Brazilian government authorities including Vice President Hamilton Mourão, Secretary of Amazon

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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 and ethanol markets, despite the strong interlinkages between them. While grains are one of the major feedstocks for ethanol production

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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 to effectively ban internal combustion engines (ICEs) for heavy-duty trucks by 2040 would be a major economic blow to agribusiness

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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 into a tailspin. Plants closed down and cut production, as margins dipped to their lowest levels ever. Now the craziness has

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OPINION: Top Rated Gas Station Chains Also Top for Fuel Choice

by Robert White (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) A new list of the Top 10 gas station brands in the United States reflects something more that clean bathrooms and tasty pizza—it also reflects real fuel options for American drivers. Of USA Today’s Top

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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 China's transport decarbonisation strategy. State-controlled Sinopec's Jiangsu subsidiary will halt sales of #92 ethanol blended gasoline from November, citing inadequate ethanol

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Expanded E15 Sales Have Helped, but Ethanol Backers Say Roadblocks Still Remain

by Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star)  In lifting a restriction on the sale of E15 during summer months, corn growers and ethanol producers praised President Donald Trump for removing a major roadblock to expanding sale of the 15% ethanol blend. ... The

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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 clouds ethanol outlook  --  ... The winner will oversee a “reset” of the congressional mandate to blend biofuels with gasoline. This

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Govt May Extend Soft Loans to Grain-Based Units to Spur Ethanol Output

(Business Standard/Trust of India)  Under the scheme, the government has extended twice the interest subvention that comes up to Rs 4,600 crore for a loan amount of Rs 22,000 crore  -- To boost ethanol production in the country, the government is considering extending

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ADM Pushes Venue Change in Ethanol Case Green Plains, ADM Tussle Over Venue Change in Ethanol Market Lawsuit

by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Archer Daniels Midland argues a Green Plains' lawsuit alleging ethanol-market manipulation should be transferred from a federal court in Nebraska and consolidated with other similar cases in an Illinois court, ADM said in a court

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Annual ‘Biofuels in Canada’ 2020 Report Shows Record Avoided GHG, Effectiveness of Canada’s Fuel Regulations

(Advanced Biofuels Canada/EINPresswire)  Fourth annual independent report from Navius Research provides open source data on biofuels consumption, consumer costs, compliance credits and carbon prices. -- Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) announced the release of the Biofuels in Canada (BIC) 2020 report,

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Bustos Introduces Next Generation Fuels Act

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., on Sept. 24 introduced the Next Generation Fuels Act, a bill that establishes a minimum octane standard for gasoline and requires sources of added octane value to reduce carbon emissions by

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Centre Sets Target of 362 Crore Litres of Ethanol for Sugar Mills in 2020-21

by Nanda Kasabe (MSN/Financial Express) The ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution has directed all sugar-producing states to ensure that 85% of the installed ethanol production capacity is used by the mills, as there are still huge sugarcane price

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Growth Energy Encourages California to Embrace More Biofuels

(Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) This week, Growth Energy submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board following a July 15th workshop on Fuels and Infrastructure for a Carbon Neutral Economy. In his written submission, Growth Energy Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Chris Bliley

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They Warn that the SMEs that Produce Biodiesel Are Paralyzed and on the Verge of Bankruptcy

(Clarin (Google Translation)) From the chamber that brings the sector together, they demand that the Government update the price for the automotive market, which it has not published since December last year.  -- The SMEs that emerged in recent years to

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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  --  The US election in early November will determine the path of energy policy in the world’s leading oil and gas

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Green Plains Sues ADM, Alleging Ethanol Market Manipulation

by P.J. Huffstutter  (Reuters)   Green Plains Inc, one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers, sued Archer Daniels Midland Co on Tuesday, accusing the global grain trader of manipulating the price of the biofuel to profit from its positions in the

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Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Announces the Release of Two BETO Reports During Bioeconomy 2020

(U.S. Department of Energy)  Today, Michael Berube, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation presented a keynote address during Bioeconomy 2020. During his address he announced the release of

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Post-Coronavirus: What’s Next in the Environmental Commodity Markets – 23 Key Takeaways

by Mike Newman (Parhelion Underwriting Inc./Biofuels Digest) ... The focus was on renewable fuels in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RINs) and California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS credits). Stakeholders came from all corners of the market, from the refining industry,

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Sinopec Charts Plans for More Biofuel Projects in Major Cities

by Zheng Xin (China Daily)  China Petrochemical Corp, the country's largest oil refiner, vows to further step up its involvement in the biofuel market by continuing its B5 biodiesel project in Shanghai while accelerating research on B10 biodiesel. ... The effort on

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Price Manipulation Suit against ADM Can Proceed

by Andrew Maloney (Chicago Daily Law Bulletin) A federal judge will allow price-manipulation claims against food processing giant Archer Daniels Midland to go forward in a central Illinois courtroom. U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce last week found plaintiffs made plausible claims

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Gasoline, Ethanol Prices Equal Again, Signaling Return To Work Is Imminent

by Sal Gilbertie (Forbes)  The relationship between gasoline and ethanol returns towards normal as huge unemployment decline foretells of a back to work, commuter driven increase in gasoline demand Gasoline prices are sending a clear signal that workers will return

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Indonesia Removes Ethanol Ban, Recognizes Octane Benefits Of Ethanol

(U.S. Grains Council)  U.S. ethanol can now enter the Indonesian market by way of pre-blended fuel, following the recent removal of a ban on pre-blended product entering the country. This change creates a potential market of more than 200 million gallons

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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 published this "Agricultural & Energy Dashboard" visual guide showing what's going on with ethanol retail prices, liquid energy commodity prices,

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The Ethanol Sector Needs Major E15 Growth To Thrive

by Tristan R. Brown (Seeking Alpha) Summary:  -The share prices of U.S. ethanol producers have mostly retraced the major declines that they experienced in March and April as the COVID-19 pandemic set in.  -Ethanol production margins moved to their highest levels

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What’s Next for Biofuels? 8 Scenarios for a Post COVID-19 World

by Steve Hartig (ReCon Associates/Biofuels Digest)  ... Looking ahead, the main drive for ethanol demand will be light vehicle miles driven however the EIA estimates annual improvements in fuel economy of between .5-1% over the next ten year. In the last

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Biofuel Bolsters Economy and Environment - Humber LEP Responds to E10 Consultation

by David Laister (Business Live)  Department for Transport gets response from home of UK's largest bioethanol plant  --  ... Biofuels are being explored as Net Zero commitments loom large, with the Humber  home to the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, mothballed

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CORRECTED-European Ethanol Makers Fear Influx from U.S. and Brazil

by Sybille de La Hamaide (Reuters)  ... Ethanol consumption slumped globally due to COVID-19 crisis;  EU makers fear cheap imports when demand resumes;  Called the European Commission for action, possibly tariffs;  U.S., Brazilian ethanol exports surged in past months  -- An influx

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Big Oil Overreaches on COVID-19 Bailout

by Jim Talent (The Gazette) ... Oil companies have requested special access to a $600 billion lending facility at the Federal Reserve, and the administration seems keen to deliver. The president just announced that the Secretary of Energy and Secretary

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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 operations are being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the executive team confirmed that demand for transportation fuels is

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Brazil Agriculture Minister 'Frustrated' with Lack of Ethanol Supports

by Jake Spring and Nayara Figueiredo (Reuters) Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said on Thursday she was “frustrated” that measures to help the country’s ethanol and sugarcane sector have not been announced yet, after predicting supports would be unveiled last

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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 ethanol demand destruction anytime soon. “I think it’s going to be a long, hard road to recovery.” Todd Hubbs tells Brownfield COVID-19

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COVID-19 Crisis Affects Ethanol Industry

by Kelby Wingert (The Messenger) ... With fewer cars on the roads, fewer people commuting to work and fewer families traveling for vacations, gasoline prices across the nation began to drop. And while consumers at the pump are enjoying the lowest

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German Ethanol Production and Consumption Fall but E10 Gains Market Share

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Germany, Biofuels International reports that German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) data shows that over the past 12 months, ethanol production fell by nearly 13% to 542,699 metric tons. Production was pressured by falling demand and

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USDA Prepares Aid Package: Perdue Says Aid Coming 'Very Soon' as Groups Highlight Struggles for Industries Such as Ethanol

by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer)  ... Regarding ethanol, (Agriculture Secretary Sonny) Perdue talked about helping the export market, but he did not talk about providing direct aid to ethanol. On a webinar Wednesday with a Democratic-leaning group, "Focus on Rural,"

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Farmers Estimated to Lose Billions in 2020

by Nathan Anderson (Columbia Daily Tribune) Already hurting from the upheaval caused by a long-lasting trade war, U.S. farmers are now expected to lose billions in income as the novel coronavirus pandemic touches all areas of the agricultural marketplace. U.S. farmers will lose

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Biofuel Promotion Put off as Ethanol Needed for Sterilisation Products

(The Nation Thailand) he Energy Ministry has postponed plans to promote the use of biofuels until the Covid-19 outbreak is eased. The ministry had initially told oil refineries to stop producing gasohol 91 as of June 1 in a move to promote

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UPDATE 1-Brazil Aims to Announce Help for Ethanol Sector This Week -Minister

by Ana Mano and Roberto Samora  (Reuters) Brazil plans to announce this week measures to support its ethanol sector, which has been battered by falling demand and a sharp drop in gasoline prices due to turmoil in oil markets, Agriculture Minister

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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 hard hit sectors is ethanol, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). ... Abiding by travel restrictions, people are driving far less, pushing

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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 to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging him to use the Commodity Credit Corporation to help the ethanol industry. Grassley said he

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Article: How COVID-19 Will Affect Global Biofuels Demand

(IHS Markit/FO Licht)  There is also early evidence that as restrictions have been lifted in China, more people there are preferring to travel by private cars or taxis rather than taking public transport—it is highly likely this will happen in

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Making Biofuels Cheaper by Putting Plants to Work

(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today. However, biofuels have so far not reached cost parity with conventional petroleum fuels. One strategy to make

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Brazil's Ethanol Distributors, Producers in Crisis Management Mode

by Phillip Herring (S&P Global Platts)  Ethanol distributors and producers in Brazil have been adapting to the plunge in domestic demand caused by coronavirus pandemic. Special crisis management teams at each of the largest ethanol firms have been organized to meet

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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 8 percent or 7.29 million acres from last year. But when farmers were surveyed a month ago, coronavirus had yet

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The Crisis Dashboard – Health, Economy, Climate, Energy

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Using the latest data available, The Digest published this “Crisis Dashboard” visual guide showing what’s going on with ethanol retail prices, liquid energy commodity prices, biodiesel operating margins, ethanol operating margins, retail fuel prices, RIN

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Biofuels Associations Advise EC Caution over Waivers

by Leonidas Kanonis, Giulia Squadrin and Daniel Mackay (Argus Media) European associations representing the biofuels supply chain have sent a letter today (March 24, 2020) to the European Commission addressing potential waivers for biofuels blending mandates in response to the coronavirus

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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 end of this week because of a slump in demand for fuel, the head of the Renewable Fuels Association trade

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Grassley Asks White House for Biofuel Support as SPR Fill Helps Oil Industry

by Meghan Gordon (S&P Global) US Senator Chuck Grassley, Republican-Iowa, urged the Trump administration Thursday to help the US biofuel industry weather plunging fuel prices and demand, just as the White House was seen as supporting domestic oil producers by

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PODCAST: Europe Industrial Ethanol Demand, Prices Spike as Coronavirus Disrupts Market

by Will Beacham (Independent Commodity Intelligence Services) Spot prices for Europe industrial ethanol are spiking and the market is facing disruption as demand soars for disinfectant and cleaning products linked to coronavirus. Biofuel producers, gin distilleries and perfume manufacturers are switching to

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Where Are We? March 2020 Digest Data Dashboard, The Bioeconomy, By the Numbers

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The past few weeks have been a roller coaster ride and here are the numbers to visualize what is going on.  In today's Digest, a graphic look at Dow Jones Industrials, biodiesel operating margins, ethanol operating margins,

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Ethanol Prices Hit All-Time Low, Unconfirmed Reports of Plant Shutdowns

by Jerry Perkins (Successful Farming)  ... The downturn in demand for ethanol, which is blended at a 10% rate in almost every gallon of gasoline consumed in the U.S., is coming at a time when ethanol plants were already economically

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RFA Calls on Trump Administration to Help Struggling Biofuels Industry

by Ken Anderson (Brownfield Ag News) ... With many ethanol plants on the verge of shutting down, we implore the Trump Administration to take action that equitably supports all liquid fuel industries—including ethanol producers—during this time of unprecedented  market uncertainty and

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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 across commodities and economies, with Brazil’s corn-ethanol producers standing out as a concentration of the pain.It goes to show how

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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, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Production will fall dramatically, it predicts. “Estimates of a 15 to 20 percent reduction

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Petrobras Cuts Brazil Gasoline Prices by Near 10%; Sugar Prices Tumble

by  Marta Nogueira, Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petrobras cut gasoline prices at refineries in the country by almost 10% on Thursday, the first cut since this week’s oil price collapse, a move that could boost sugar production and

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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 to be energy traders.  --  Growers have become more vulnerable to energy swings over the past decades as nations from the

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Sharing Ethanol's Message in India

(U.S. Grains Council/Farm Progress)  U.S. Grains Council attends India's Auto Expo, works with India to dispel myths about ethanol use.  -- Amid India's Auto Expo, the U.S. Grains Council and U.S. industry partners invited attendees to learn about the economic, environmental

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Could Government Biofuel Drive Bring £350m Hull Plant Back to Life?

by David Laister (Business Live)  Saltend facility was mothballed after 11 years of "inaction" over petrol pump policy -- ... Vivergo, an employer of 150 at Saltend Chemicals Park, closed in September 2018, with only a skeleton maintenance team remaining.  The

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Big Oil Explores Adding More Cheap Ethanol to Gasoline in Iowa

by Jeffrey Bair and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg/Yahoo! Finance) BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are exploring adding more ethanol in gasoline in top corn state Iowa to take advantage of how cheap the biofuel has become. The oil majors are gauging

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Climate Change and Ethanol: Get the Facts Right

by Andrea Kent (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Greenfield Global/Renewable Industries Canada)  Myths and misinformation about ethanol and its effect on health and the environment need to be corrected to expand higher blends.  --  ... (Canadian) Federal blending mandates—in place since 2007—require our

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China Starts to Reopen Gates to US Ethanol

by Donovan Lim (S&P Global Platts)  China will offer tariff exemptions of nearly 700 types of goods from the US, including fuel ethanol, the Chinese government announced Tuesday, but traders are currently uncertain about its impact on future imports. ... Ethanol sources

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The Critical Importance of Higher Ethanol Blends to Ethanol Producers

by Tristan R. Brown (Seeking Alpha) A new dataset illustrates for investors why the U.S. ethanol sector is staking its future margin hopes on the EPA's recent decision to permit year-round blending of 15 vol% ethanol. Ethanol blending is very uniform across

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Energy Ministry Keen to Maintain Subsidies for Biofuels

(Bangkok Post) The Energy Ministry plans to revoke the seven-year time frame for terminating the subsidies for biofuels, expecting to amend the State Oil Fund Act of 2019 within two years. Viraphol Jirapraditkul, director of the Energy Fund Administration Institute (EFAI), said Energy

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Industry Seeks Long-Term Ethanol Pricing Formula

by Preeti Bhagat (Cogensis) The sugar industry has asked the Prime Minister's Office to announce a long-term pricing formula for ethanol to attract more investment. It has also asked the government to announce the method used to calculate ethanol prices, which will

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Three Firms Eye Ethanol Licences

(Herald/George Maponga Masvingo Bureau)  Three companies have applied for land irrigated by the new Tugwi-Mukosi Dam to grow sugar cane to make ethanol for blending into fuels. Greenfuel in Chisumbanje and Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe in Chiredzi are the only two

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Crude Oil: Has the United States Really Achieved Independence?

by Scott Richman (Renewable Fuels Association) The recent conflict with Iran and its proxies in Iraq has served as a reminder of the enduring potential for geopolitical risk to unsettle petroleum markets – not just globally but also in the U.S. 

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Digest Data Dashboard: A 2020 Snapshot Guide to Bioeconomy Fuel, Carbon, Equity Prices, Demand, Margins

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Exclusively created for Digest Readers, here is a Digest 2020 Visual Guide to the Bioeconomy based on the latest data out there. From biodiesel and ethanol operating margins to liquid energy commodity prices, RIN prices

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As Iran Crisis Drives Oil Prices Higher, Ethanol Delivers Relief at the Pump

(Renewable Fuels Association) Tensions in the Middle East have inflamed global oil markets, sending Brent crude oil futures over $70 per barrel and pushing U.S. gasoline futures to a nine-month high. Analysts expect these gas price increases to reach the pump

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Informal Ethanol Market Thrives in Mexico

by Sergio Meana (Argus Media) Drivers in Mexico are using high concentrations of ethanol in their tanks as a direct, cheaper substitute of gasoline despite blends over 10pc being illegal, conventional fuel retailers said. Retailers in often informal street-side outlets advertise ethanol on

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Commerce Min Turns down US Proposal to Reduce Import Duty on Ethanol

by Preeti Bhagat and Sampad Nandy (Cogencis) he commerce ministry has turned down a request by the US to reduce the import duty on de-natured ethanol entering the country to protect the domestic sugar and potable industry, as well as farmers,

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Reducing Toxic Aromatics: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to High Octane Low Carbon Ethanol

Ethanol is better for your health and “What a difference a year makes.” That’s what Douglas Durante, Executive Director of Clean Fuels Development Coalition told the audience recently at the World Ethanol and Biofuels conference in Brussels. The latest on

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North American Outlook on Biofuels Challenges and Opportunities

by Steve Hartig (Biofuels Digest) The North American biofuels market can be split into three main segments all of which have major dynamics.  What I would like to do is give a high-level overview of what I see as some of both

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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. The trade war impacts ethanol - a policy decision fails to keep a promise. The falling Brazilian currency is also

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