by Tim Jay (Global Trade) China plans to issue its first export quotas for marine bunker fuel blended with biodiesel, aiming to bolster domestic biofuel producers affected by European Union anti-dumping tariffs. Industry sources and consultancy JLC report that the government
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Back TO HOMESpecial Issue: What to Expect during the Trump II Presidency
(American Energy Society/Energy Matters) From experience, we all know that when Donald Trump is president, nothing is certain. It is hard to predict how the energy sector will change, both domestically or around the world. This special issue of Energy Matters
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
TRA Proposes Measure on Argentinian Biodiesel Is Maintained Public Comment DEADLINE November 29, 2024
(U.K. Trade Remedies Authority) In a Statement of Essential Facts, the TRA has proposed that the duty payable on imports of Argentinian biodiesel is maintained until February 2029. -- The Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has today (Friday 8 November) provisionally proposed that a
November 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Trump Win Could Reshape US Biofuels Incentives
by Cole Martin (Argus Media) ... The Inflation Reduction Act's "45Z" tax credit, starting in January, will offer greater federal subsidies to fuels that produce fewer emissions. The Biden administration could issue long-awaited guidance spelling out how the government will calculate carbon intensities
November 07, 2024 Read Full Article
US Elections: Oil, Biofuel Industries Weigh Uncertain Impact of Trump Tariffs
by Eamonn Brennan (S&P Global) Trump proposing at least a 20% tariff on all imports; Oil industry views Trump positively, but unsure of trade impact; Biofuel producers hope for targeted approach -- The US oil industry could be negatively affected by Donald Trump's proposed
November 04, 2024 Read Full Article
European Biodiesel Board Achieves Major Success in Fight against Unfair Indonesian Biodiesel Imports after Years of Litigation before the European Courts
(European Biodiesel Board) The European Biodiesel Board (EBB), which represents the interests of European biodiesel producers, obtained today a favourable judgement from the Court of Justice (case C-112/23 P), which rejected the appeal formed by Indonesian exporters PT Pelita Agung Agrindustri
October 25, 2024 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Urge Flexibility in 45Z CSA Requirements
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The USDA on Oct. 15 held a third virtual listening session as part of its public consultation on climate-smart agriculture for biofuel feedstocks. During the event, representatives of the U.S. biofuel sector advocated for flexibility in
October 16, 2024 Read Full Article
Harris Courts Trump’s Base as Battle for Rural Vote Heats Up
by Kim Chipman, Miranda Davis, and Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) ... Biofuels Boom -- Democrats are turning Trump’s threat to repeal the IRA into a talking point. Biden’s landmark climate legislation is expected to give a boost to corn and soybean growers, with
October 09, 2024 Read Full Article
EU to Tighten Hydrogen Subsidy Rules after China Concerns
by Kate Abnett (Reuters) The European Commission is working on tighter rules to ensure EU funding for hydrogen projects benefits European companies, after local industries raised concerns over cheap Chinese imports, the EU's head of climate change policy said on Monday. The
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
GM to Launch Its First Ethanol-Capable Hybrid-Flex Vehicles in Brazil
by Alberto Alerigi Jr. and by Andre Romani (Reuters) General Motors (GM.N) said on Wednesday that it would begin producing its first-ever hybrid-flex vehicles that can run on 100% ethanol or gasoline alongside their batteries in Brazil. Rival automakers Stellantis (STLAM.MI) and Honda (7267.T) have also announced plans this year
September 05, 2024 Read Full Article
U.S. Ethanol Industry Thriving, RFA Says
by Brent Barnett (Brownfield Ag News) ... Robert White with the Renewable Fuels Association says 2024 could be a record-breaking year for U.S. ethanol. “Record ethanol exports, record ethanol production, record corn grind, and that’s all during a downturn that
August 28, 2024 Read Full Article
China’s Biodiesel Producers for Markets; EU Imposes Severe Tariffs
by Pragya Singh (Middle East Headlines) Biofuel executives and analysts say that producers of Chinese biodiesel are looking for new Asian markets for their exports and are thinking about making more biofuels as their supply to the European Union, their biggest
August 18, 2024 Read Full Article
China's Zhuoyue Drops Despite New Biofuel Plans in Singapore and Saudi Arabia to Avert EU Tariffs
by Tang Shihua (Yicai Global) Shares of Zhuoyue New Energy continued falling despite the Chinese biodiesel producer's fresh investment plans in Singapore and Saudi Arabia to avoid paying new anti-dumping duties on exports to Europe. ... In addition to appealing against the preliminary ruling of
August 01, 2024 Read Full Article
AFB seeks to Protect Domestic Biofuels Feedstock Market
by Mark Magnuson (KXEL) The American Farm Bureau says that it wants a better tax deal for U.S. biofuel feedstocks and does not intend to keep out alternative or competing fuels from foreign producers. AFB and other farm groups recently called for
July 29, 2024 Read Full Article
Farming Is Hip in Brazil, Where a New Generation Is Outpacing the US
by Clarice Couto, Dayanne Sousa and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) Thanks to its cheap labor, year-round harvests and close ties with mega-buyer Beijing, Brazil has rapidly encroached on the US’s long-held position as the world’s top supplier of key crops. Now,
July 26, 2024 Read Full Article
A Record Year for Ethanol Exports: U.S. Grains Council Touts Success around the World
by James Henry (AgriNews) Along with solid sales of U.S. corn and distillers grains, ethanol exports are on pace to break an all-time record. Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of the U.S. Grains Council, shared the exciting news at the Corn Congress
July 23, 2024 Read Full Article
EU to Set Tariffs on Chinese Biodiesel in Anti-dumping Probe
by Philip Blenkinsop and Tassilo Hummel (Reuters) The European Union is set to impose provisional duties on Chinese biodiesel after finding it is being sold in EU markets at unfairly low prices, in the latest in a string of trade cases against
July 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Could Help Clear the Air, Former Kansas Senator Says | Opinion
by Pat Roberts (Wichita Eagle/Americans for Clean Aviation Fuels) ... Unfortunately, SAF represents less than one percent of the current market and costs two to four times more than traditional jet fuel. To tackle this challenge, the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act
July 15, 2024 Read Full Article
'Climate Smart' Label Spells Trouble for Farm Bill
by Marc Heller (E&E News) Lawmakers are at odds over how to define climate-friendly farming. -- Lawmakers looking to use the 2024 farm bill to fight climate change are running into another complication: Not everyone agrees on what makes agriculture "climate smart." Shifting
July 09, 2024 Read Full Article
US Opens Way for Brazil Used Cooking Oil in Blow for Farmers
by Clarice Couto and Tarso Veloso (BNN Bloomberg) Brazil said the US has cleared the way for its shipments of used cooking oil in a move that may further erode profits for American soybean producers and crushers as they face increased
June 27, 2024 Read Full Article
New Foes Emerge in Carbon Bill Fight: Oil Refiners
by Kelsey Brugger and Emma Dumain (E&E Daily) Three prominent oil refiners have been raising concerns with Republicans over legislation that would study the carbon intensity of domestic products. Some of the nation’s largest oil companies have been raising concerns with congressional
June 21, 2024 Read Full Article
Brazil Upholds 18% Tariff on U.S. Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) Despite appeals from the U.S. government, ethanol exporters and importers, Brazil’s Ministry of the Economy (CAMEX) has chosen to continue its 18 percent tariff on U.S. ethanol. U.S. ethanol interests, with support from the Brazil Association of Fuel
June 19, 2024 Read Full Article
Suspicions of Fake China Cooking Oil Alarm US Biofuel Industry
by Kim Chipman, Tarso Veloso, and Michael Hirtzer (Bloomberg) ... One of the biggest concerns is that China shippers are adding UCO to fresh palm oil. Palm, the world’s most widely used vegetable oil, is a bane to environmentalists and many countries
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
House Republicans Call for Better Support of U.S. Biofuel Exports
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) Two Republicans in the U.S. House are urging the Biden administration to take greater action to boost U.S. biofuel exports. Randy Feenstra of Iowa tells Brownfield sustainable aviation fuel could be a game changer for commodity
April 05, 2024 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Lawmakers Press Biden Administration to Fight Brazil Ethanol Tariff, Open Ag, Biofuels Trade
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) With Brazil set to reconsider an ongoing tariff on U.S. ethanol imports a group of Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration to be active in an upcoming public-comment period on the 16% tariff that is
March 20, 2024 Read Full Article
US Imports 2nd-Highest Volume of Biobased Diesel in History Last Year, Exports Hit 15-Year High
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daiy) The U.S. imported more than 863 million gallons of biobased diesel in 2023, the second-highest volume of combined biodiesel and renewable diesel imports on record, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration compiled
March 12, 2024 Read Full Article
USTR Ag Negotiator Provides Ethanol Trade Outlook
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) The Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative spoke to attendees at the National Ethanol Conference this week about the trade outlook for ethanol. Ambassador Doug McKalip said had just returned from Guatemala where he spoke with government officials
February 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Outlines 2024 Federal Policy Priorities
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, published its 2024 federal policy priorities today. Organized into three categories, the agenda offers a roadmap toward a more vibrant, sustainable future characterized by lower fuel costs, lower greenhouse gas (GHG)
January 24, 2024 Read Full Article
Did Trump or Biden Deliver More for Farmers? The Answer May Surprise You.
by Garrett Downs (Politico) The former president is using his ag record to appeal to Iowa voters. Farm income, however, rose under Biden. -- ... In fact, over the first three years of their presidencies, Biden and Trump’s payments to farmers are
January 16, 2024 Read Full Article
EU Confirms Probe into Cheap Chinese Biodiesel Decimating EU Industry
by Sean Goulding Carroll (EURACTIV) European biofuel producers have praised the European Commission’s decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese biodiesel imports, calling it a positive step to stop the economic devastation of the domestic EU biofuel sector. Last month, the
January 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Boundless: Exporting to More Places
by Katie Schroeder (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Ed Hubbard, general counsel and vice president of government affairs at the Renewable Fuels Association, says a growing number of countries around the world are not only committed to using more ethanol but
December 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Interview: Brazil's Raízen Sees Ethanol Producers Unable to Meet Demand
by Thomas Washington and Harry Clyne (S&P Global) New processing plants take 6-18 months to complete; Ethanol from sugarcane leaves is RED II-compliant -- Cellulosic ethanol supply is hampered by a shortage of plants to process EU-compliant biofuel from sugarcane leaves but several
November 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Toyota Chairman Says People Are Finally Seeing the Reality about EVs
by River Davis (Wall Street Journal) Akio Toyoda’s comments come amid cooling U.S. demand and a price war with China -- Toyota Motor Chairman Akio Toyoda, when asked about electric-vehicle challenges including a recent lull in U.S. demand, said the industry was coming to
October 26, 2023 Read Full Article
Europe Just Launched the World’s First Carbon Tariff. Will the United States Follow Suit?
by Kristoffer Tigue (Inside Climate News) In the U.S., where climate policy has been highly politicized, the concept of a carbon tariff has recently emerged with rare bipartisan support. -- Companies that want to do business in the European Union will soon
October 09, 2023 Read Full Article
Letter from Europe: Amazing Opp to Get UCO Right
by James Cogan (ClonBio/Biofuels Digest) In an amazing turn of events, on August 16 the European Commission launched an investigation[1] into possible large scale violations in the used cooking oil, palm oil and biodiesel supply chains from South East Asia to
August 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Indonesia Launches WTO Dispute over EU Duties on Biodiesel Imports
(Channel News Asia/Reuters) Indonesia has requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union regarding the bloc's imposition of duties on imports of biodiesel from the southeast Asia nation, the global trade body said on Tuesday. The request was circulated to WTO members
August 15, 2023 Read Full Article
Bold Biofuel Ambitions: This Is an Important Year for India
(Biofuels International) This is an important year for India with the country holding the G20 presidency through to the end of November, giving the nation’s leaders several opportunities to help shape future policies and programmes across many sectors, including their already-declared
August 03, 2023 Read Full Article
Report: Vietnam Lowers Tariff Rate on Ethanol to 10%
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Vietnam has lowered Most-Favored-Nation tariff rates on ethanol from 15 percent to 10 percent, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. The Government of Vietnam issued a decree
July 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Japan Plans to Implement SAF Mandate by 2030
by Erin Voegele (SAF Magazine) The government of Japan is preparing to implement a mandate for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and take several other actions to support the production, supply and use of SAF within the country, according to a report
June 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Alliance for Clean Trade: A Framework Proposal for a New Climate and Trade Alliance between the U.S., EU, and Allies
by Paul Beldsoe and Ed Gresser (Progressive Policy Institute) ... A low-emissions trade deal to help the United States, the European Union, and their allies harmonize approaches to the clean energy transition and incentivize China and other nations to reduce
June 14, 2023 Read Full Article
Bipartisan Bill Would Lay Groundwork for U.S. Carbon Tariffs
by Emma Dumain (E&E Daily) Senators from both parties have signed on to legislation that would calculate the emissions intensity of industrial materials produced in the United States. It’s a necessary step, advocates say, toward a carbon border adjustment mechanism, or CBAM,
June 08, 2023 Read Full Article
USITC: Duties on Argentina, Indonesia Biodiesel Will Continue
(Clean Fuels Alliance America/Biodiesel Magazine) Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed the final determination of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in its five-year (“sunset”) review of anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. The USITC found that revocation of
June 07, 2023 Read Full Article
Letter Asks USTR to Address Ethanol Trading Shortfalls in Brazil
by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) A bipartisan group of US Representatives is asking the Biden administration to address Brazil’s unfair trading policies impacting American ethanol. Ed Hubbard, general counsel and vice president for government affairs with the Renewable Fuels Association,
June 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Colombia Extends Tariff on US Ethanol for 5 Years
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network on April 11 discusses the Colombian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism’s (MINCIT) March 15 decision to extend its existing 20-cent-per-gallon duty
April 19, 2023 Read Full Article
US Confronts Brazil over Ethanol Tariff
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told lawmakers last week she is putting Chief Agriculture Negotiator Doug McKalip in charge of working with Brazil to end its tariff on U.S. ethanol and now McKalip is preparing to
March 29, 2023 Read Full Article
Senators Ask Biden to Press Brazil President on Ethanol Tariff
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) When U.S. President Joe Biden meets newly elected Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known commonly as Lula, Friday afternoon in the White House, several Republican and Democratic U.S. senators are hoping ethanol trade will
February 13, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Reinstates Ethanol Import Tariff Making US Product even Less Viable
by Phillip Herring (S&P Global) Import arbitrage from US closed by around Real 830/cu m ($163/cu m); Competitive relief for NNE mills -- Brazil's Foreign Trade Chamber (Camex) has reinstated the original 18% import tariff for ethanol by means of letting the
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil Extends Ethanol Import Tariff Suspension
by Jesse Allen (American Ag Network) There’s good news on the export front this week for the U.S. ethanol industry. Brazil is again suspending its 20 percent ethanol import tariff–a suspension Renewable Fuels Association head Geoff Cooper says the U.S. industry
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
EU Strikes Deal on World-First Carbon Border Tariff
by Kate Abnett (Reuters) After all-night negotiations, the European Union struck a political deal on Tuesday (December 13, 2922) to impose a carbon dioxide emissions tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a world-first scheme aiming to
December 30, 2022 Read Full Article
Countervailing Duties on Biodiesel Originating in Indonesia Confirmed – A Big Win for the EBB
(European Biodiesel Board) The EBB welcomes the European General Court decision to dismiss the actions for annulment initiated by three Indonesian biodiesel producers in March 2020, following the EU imposition of definitive countervailing duties on biodiesel imports from Indonesia. After
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Government Accepts Recommendations on Import Measures for Biodiesel and Wire Rod
(UK Government Trade Remedies Authority) Recommendations on anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of Biodiesel and on anti-dumping measures on imports of Wire Rod have been accepted. -- The government has today [10 November 2022] agreed with the Trade Remedies
November 11, 2022 Read Full Article
Promoting Favorable Ethanol Action through REEEAC
by Kelly Davis (Renewable Fuels Association) On May 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (REEEAC) held its last Charter 6 meeting. REEEAC advises the Secretary of Commerce regarding the development and administration of programs and policies
May 31, 2022 Read Full Article
A Review of Global Ethanol Market Development: Where We Stand Today
by Brian Healy (U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Working with three different U.S. administrations over the past several years, three common themes have emerged from this global advocacy and market development program: • Building partnerships • Creating alignment through communication •
May 23, 2022 Read Full Article
Current State of North American Ethanol Sector
(Biofuels International) ... In the Administration’s adjoining Summer Fuels Outlook, the forecast for the average price of petroleum and diesel is that the next few months will see prices reaching their highest inflation-adjusted levels since the summer of 2014. This is
May 11, 2022 Read Full Article
USGC Helps Create Demand for US Ethanol in Vietnam
(U.S. Grains Council/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. Grains Council worked with the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service in Vietnam to engage the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and Ministry of Finance (MOF) to reduce most favored nation (MFN) tariffs on
May 10, 2022 Read Full Article
Brazil Cuts Ethanol Import Tariffs to Zero until End of 2022
by Bernardo Caram and Peter Frontini (Reuters) Brazil’s government announced on Monday it will cut to zero import tariffs for ethanol and six food products until the end of 2022. READ MORE Brazil to suspend tariff on ethanol imports (Agri-Pulse) Brazil suspends tariff
March 22, 2022 Read Full Article
New RFA Reports Summarize 2021 Ethanol, Distillers Grains Trade
(Renewable Fuels Association) According to a pair of new statistical reports released today by the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. exports of ethanol and distillers grains showed resilience in 2021 as the global economy continued to confront the COVID pandemic and supply chain challenges. The annual reports—now
February 09, 2022 Read Full Article
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
November 24, 2021 Read Full Article
NBB Welcomes Court Decision to Maintain Duties on Argentine Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board) U.S. Court of International Trade upholds Commerce final determination in changed circumstances review -- The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) today welcomed the U.S. Court of International Trade's decision to uphold the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination in its changed
September 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Feature: Brexit Brought Proof of Origin Documentation to European Ethanol Market
by Emma Thomas, Robert Beaman and Karim Elafany (S&P Global) Complexity added to fungibility of UK, EU ethanol product; Proof or origin documentation needed to determine ethanol duty requirements -- The recent tightening of supply in the European ethanol market has resulted
September 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Urges USTR to Move on Brazil’s 'Unfair’ Tariffs
(Inside U.S. Trade's World Trade Online) The U.S. ethanol industry wants its Brazilian market back, urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to press the country to remove its 20 percent tariffs on ethanol imports or “reevaluate” the U.S.’
August 16, 2021 Read Full Article
European Union Extends Tariffs on U.S. Biodiesel for 5 Years
(Wisconsin Ag Connection/US Ag Net) The European Union will retain its tariffs on U.S. biodiesel for an additional five years after concluding that removing them would likely lead to a surge of imports at artificially low prices. According to Reuters, the
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Extends Tariffs on U.S. Biodiesel for Five Years
by Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) The European Union will retain its tariffs on U.S. biodiesel for a further five years after concluding that removing them would likely lead to a surge of imports at artificially low prices. The tariffs, dating back to 2009, will
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
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
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
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
March 09, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Wins Case against Ethanol Duties in Peru
by Jacqui Fatka (Farm Progress) The Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property Tribunal announced Friday that the U.S. ethanol industry and the U.S. government won an appeal on a countervailing duty case brought
February 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Brazil Reaches out to Biden amid Ethanol Trade Spat
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) Brazil is making it known that the Bolsonaro administration wants a strong relationship with the U.S., but the friendly words come amid rising U.S. frustration over Brazil’s ethanol tariffs. ... But there was no misunderstanding when Brazil reimposed
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Notice of Determination 2020/26: Countervailing Duty on Biodiesel Originating in Argentina
(United Kingdom Department for International Trade) The Secretary of State for International Trade has determined the countervailing duty on biodiesel originating in Argentina imposed by the following European Union (EU) instrument is to be transitioned: Commissioning Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/244 of
January 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Transatlantic Trade-Offs: Europe Faces a Potential Flood of Imports
by Emmanuel Desplechin (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The recent U.S. presidential election has spurred a lot of talk about what the new administration will mean for the transatlantic trade relationship after four years of on again, off again tariff wars. ... Europe faces
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
SoCalGas, SDG&E’s Voluntary RNG Tariff Request Approved
(Bioenergy Insight) On 17 December, the California Public Utilities Commission approved SoCalGas and San Diego Gas & Electric’s request to offer a voluntary Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Tariff. The programme will allow households and businesses to purchase RNG from the
December 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Atlantic Council Analyzes the Potential for a Carbon Trade War
by Nick Silvis* (Advanced Biofuels USA)The world is undergoing drastic climate and ecological changes which will have dire ramifications on all facets of global activity. Critical trade relationships, such as the one between the United States and Europe, are facing
December 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Tariff-Free Ethanol Imports to Expire as U.S Talks Break Down - Source
(Reuters) Brazil’s tariff-free ethanol import quota with the United States will end on Monday as talks between the two countries on opening up their ethanol and sugar markets have broken down, a Brazilian government source told Reuters on Friday. This means tariffs
December 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Export Levy Revision to Support Crude Palm Oil Prices, Stability Key
(Fitch Ratings) The revision in Indonesia's export levy structure should support Indonesia's biodiesel consumption growth in 2021 by boosting collections to fund the subsidy burden, Fitch Ratings says. This will also support crude palm oil (CPO) prices, and the Malaysian
December 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Colombia to Reform Fuel Pricing, Encourage Imports ... Biofuel Challenges
by Patricia Garip (Argus Media) ... Speaking on the same panel, former mines and energy minister German Arce pointed out the "huge price disparity" between diesel and biodiesel, "one with guaranteed supply and the other with no guarantee." Colombia's biodiesel blend
November 30, 2020 Read Full Article
Asia’s RCEP Trade Deal to Remove Biofuel Tariffs
by Amandeep Parmar (Argus Media) A new free-trade agreement (FTA) between 15 Asia-Pacific countries will phase out tariffs on a host of biofuels and feedstocks, although existing trade flows may limit the immediate market impact. The Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP) was
November 17, 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 China's transport decarbonisation strategy. State-controlled Sinopec's Jiangsu subsidiary will halt sales of #92 ethanol blended gasoline from November, citing inadequate ethanol
November 02, 2020 Read Full Article
U.S.-Vietnam Ethanol MOU Aims to Support Partnerships between Countries, Industries
(U.S. Grains Council) The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) signed an official memorandum of understanding (MOU) this week on expanding the use and availability of ethanol in Vietnam. The agreement promises to further a
November 02, 2020 Read Full Article
RFA Calls on President Trump to Level Playing Field for Ethanol Exports to Brazil
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association called on President Trump to move forward in seeking reciprocity and fairness in ethanol trade policy with Brazil. In a letter to the president, the association highlighted his August pledge
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
European Commission Launches Investigation to Extend “B99” Measures against US Biodiesel Imports
(European Biodiesel Board) On September 14th 2020, the European Commission formally launched an investigation review aiming at extending anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America (USA), the so called “B99” measures. The
September 25, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Agrees to Extend US Ethanol Quota for 90 Days
by Bill Tomson (Agri-Pulse) The U.S. and Brazil have agreed to revive for 90 days the expired tariff rate quota that allows some U.S. ethanol to flow to the South American country duty free, the two countries said in a joint
September 14, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Faces Multiple Issues as Harvest Just around Corner
by Lori Potter (Kearney Hub) ... There are tariff and other trade issues that make U.S. ethanol less competitive in export markets. Also, industry leaders continue to wait for Environmental Protection Agency officials to rule on a growing number of
September 10, 2020 Read Full Article
USGC Examines Opportunities for Ethanol Expansion in Asia
(Feed & Grain News) Boom in demand for hand sanitizer in South Korea is related to jump in U.S. ethanol imports to the country -- A boom in demand for hand sanitizer in South Korea since the outbreak of COVID-19 is
September 04, 2020 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Brazil Drops Zero-Tariff Ethanol Import Quota Enjoyed by U.S. Producers
by Rodrigo Viga Gaier (Reuters) Brazil allowed a non-tariff quota for ethanol imports to expire on Monday, which will result in U.S. producers having to pay a 20% tariff unless the Brazilian government takes new action. “The expiry date was today and
September 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Should Not Renew Ethanol Quota and Will Negotiate with US, Says Source
(BOL/Reuters (Google translation)) Brazil is unlikely to renew the tariff-free quota for ethanol imports that expires today, and as a result, purchases from outside Mercosur should start paying a 20% tax, a government source with knowledge of the matter told
August 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Narrower Access Into Brazil
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On top of the slowdown, the world’s No. 2 ethanol nation is holding strong on policies that check robust U.S. imports. In addition to its tariff rate quota, tough feedstock traceability requirements place another
August 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Brazil Legislators Press President to Keep Ethanol Tariff
by Ricardo Della Coletta (Associated Press/U.S. News and World Report) A group of Brazilian lawmakers made a final push Thursday to try to convince President Jair Bolsonaro not to reduce tariffs on American ethanol, a major Trump administration request. --
August 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Rep. Marshall Works to Boost Ethanol Exports
by Sarah Motter (WIBW) Congressman Roger Marshall says Kansas is home to 10 biofuel facilities providing high-quality jobs for plant workers in rural communities throughout the state, along with thousands of bushels of soybeans and milo each year. He says overall,
August 27, 2020 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Members of Congress Press Lighthizer on Brazilian Ethanol Trade
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) A group of federal lawmakers is asking United States' lead trade representative to push Brazil to either eliminate its ethanol-import tariffs or face retaliation, in a letter sent to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer on
August 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Indonesia Mulls Palm Oil Levies Increase to Support Biodiesel Plans
(Today/Reuters) Indonesia may further increase palm oil export levies in future to support its ambitious biodiesel programme as the price of crude oil is expected to remain weak next year, a senior Finance Ministry official said on Wednesday. Indonesia collects levies from
August 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Anti-Subsidy Duties on Indonesian Biodiesel Must Be Revisited
by Brian Flood (Bloomberg Law) Biodiesel imports hit with countervailing duties up to 64.73%; Court faults subsidy finding regarding Indonesia export tariff -- The Commerce Department must revisit and possibly lower anti-subsidy duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia, the U.S.
August 14, 2020 Read Full Article
China’s Ethanol Demand Evaporates on COVID-19
(Agri-Pulse Daybreak) China is one of the biggest potential markets for U.S. ethanol, but the country has – at least for now – given up on the idea of increasing its usage of the fuel to reduce air pollution. Chinese ethanol consumption
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
RFA Supports White House Consideration of Reciprocal Tariffs on Imports of Brazilian Ethanol
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association today expressed its support for President Trump’s announcement Monday that his administration is considering reciprocal tariffs on fuel ethanol imports from Brazil. The country’s existing tariff rate quota (TRQ) is set to expire at
August 12, 2020 Read Full Article
Ag Policy Blog: Ethanol and Politics 2020
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Ethanol is undoubtedly playing a role in 2020 politics in Iowa, including the presidential race. Getting the word "ethanol" into the next aid package also might become a tipping scale in the Iowa U.S. Senate race. The
August 05, 2020 Read Full Article
Foreign Affairs Dems Press for Info on Ethanol Tariffs
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Two top Democrats on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are seeking more information from the U.S. ambassador to Brazil after it was reported that he asked the Brazilian government to reduce ethanol tariffs in
August 03, 2020 Read Full Article
China's Phase One Promises Could Be Kept With Ethanol
(RFD TV) As producers worry that China is not fulfilling its phase one promise to buy nearly $40 billion dollars in U.S. exports, ethanol groups say that the country could easily make those numbers if they bought more renewable fuels. China
June 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Wants China Ethanol Market Back
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) Biofuels groups are tired of ethanol being excluded from China’s phase one purchases.vGrowth Energy senior vice president of global markets Craig Willis says it’s been two years since the Chinese imported ethanol from the U.S. “It
June 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Vietnam Reduces Ethanol Tariff Rate
(Feed & Grain/U.S. Grains Council) 5% point reduction on import tariffs is expected to create opportunities for increased ethanol trade -- A five-percent point reduction on import tariffs for ethanol is expected to create opportunities for increased ethanol trade with Vietnam.
June 08, 2020 Read Full Article
Colombia Imposes Countervailing Tariffs On US Ethanol
by Loren Moss (Finance Colombia) Colombia’s government today announced that it would impose tariffs on ethyl alcohol (ethanol) imports from the United States for the next two years in the amount of 6.646 cents US per kilogram, an amount it says
May 12, 2020 Read Full Article
USTR Report Discusses Barriers to US Exports of Ethanol, DDGS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently issued its 2020 National Trade Estimate, an annual report detailing foreign trade barriers faced by U.S. exporters of goods and services and USTR’s efforts to reduce those
May 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Duties to Stay on Biodiesel from Argentina
(KIWA Radio/National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is pleased that the Department of Commerce will keep countervailing duty orders on imports of Argentinian biodiesel. The Commerce Department made the determination after its “changed circumstances review” of the anti-dumping duty.
May 11, 2020 Read Full Article
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
May 08, 2020 Read Full Article
EU Renewable Ethanol Producers Inform Commission of Market Challenges during COVID-19
(ePURE) Dramatic shift in demand and possibility of imports could threaten European industry -- European renewable ethanol producers have asked the European Commission to consider addressing challenges that have arisen from shifting market conditions as a result of the COVID-19 health
April 14, 2020 Read Full Article
USGC Engagement Helps US Ethanol Fill Australian Fuel Needs
(Aberdeen News/U.S. Grains Council) U.S. ethanol is helping meet fuel supply needs in Australia — the result of a domestic supply gap and engagement by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and its ethanol industry partners. “U.S. ethanol is not subject to tariffs
April 06, 2020 Read Full Article
House Democrats Warn against Oil Industry Bailout
by Rebecca Beitsch (The Hill) A growing number of Democrats are voicing concern that the White House may pursue broad relief for the oil and gas industry amid sinking prices and the coronavirus pandemic. Twenty House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump on
March 18, 2020 Read Full Article
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
February 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Klobuchar Pledges to Roll Back Refinery Exemptions if Elected
by John Herath (Farm Journal Ag Web) If elected president, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) plans to immediately roll back all of the small refinery exemptions made to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Klobuchar made the pledge on the AgriTalk Radio
January 24, 2020 Read Full Article
USDA Under Secretary Bullish on Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) As China announced a suspension of its ethanol mandate last week, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney said he remains bullish on expanding exports for the fuel, despite the trade challenges. “Ethanol
January 14, 2020 Read Full Article
China Announced Ethanol Mandate Rollback
(Hoosier Ag Today/NAFB News Service) China this week announced a suspension of its ethanol mandate, signaling a further reduction of imports from the United States. The E10 target was suspended because China says, “any promotion of ethanol-gasoline must be based on
January 13, 2020 Read Full Article
China's Resumption of US Ethanol Imports by No Means Likely Despite Phase One Deal
by Donavan Lim (S&P Global Platts) US exports to China unviable even if tariffs return to pre-tension levels; Philippines' fuel ethanol imports to fall further; South Korea's imports from Pakistan to dry up in Q1 -- An easing of trade tensions between the
January 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Report Discusses Japan’s Ethanol Demand, Use
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A report recently filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network provides insight into Japan’s fuel market and shows potential for increased imports of U.S. ethanol. According to the report, Japan’s annual biofuel
December 31, 2019 Read Full Article
China Plans to Buy Ethanol, Count Hong Kong Trade in U.S. Pledge
(Bloomberg) Beijing plans to lift trade war tariffs on ethanol, people say; Re-routing trade from Hong Kong could add around $10 billion-- Further details are emerging on how China would increase imports from the U.S. by as much as $200
December 17, 2019 Read Full Article
EU Weighs Tariffs to Enforce Climate Rules
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) European countries are threatening to impose tariffs on goods from countries like the United States that have failed to match their climate change policies. ... A PAGE OUT OF THE TRUMP PROTECTIONIST PLAYBOOK:
December 12, 2019 Read Full Article
EU Hits Indonesian Biodiesel with Import Duties over Subsidies
by Philip Blenkinsop (Reuters) The European Union confirmed tariffs on Indonesian biodiesel imports on Monday to counter what it sees as unfair subsidies, the latest blow to producers after the bloc ruled that palm oil should be phased out of renewable
December 09, 2019 Read Full Article
Japan Trade Agreement Expands Market Access For U.S. Coarse Grains, Co-Products
(U.S. Grains Council) As the ink dries on the final signatures needed for the new U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) is celebrating improved access to the Japanese market and more than 50 years of partnership with one of
December 06, 2019 Read Full Article
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,
December 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Raizen Q&A: RenovaBio, Brazilian Corn Ethanol and the Importance of Alternative Markets
by Jacques Moss (knect365) Paulo Corte-Real Neves is Ethanol & Oil Products Trading Director at Raizen, a leading Brazilian sugarcane producer jointly owned by Cosan and Royal Dutch Shell. We sat down with him at the World Ethanol & Biofuels conference to
November 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Poll: Despite State Impacts, Registered Republicans Approve of How Trump Has Handled Trade with China
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Three-fourths of Iowa's registered Republicans back President Donald Trump’s approach to trade with China, and half say his tariffs have done more to help than harm Iowa agribusiness, a new Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. The
November 21, 2019 Read Full Article
Senate Democrats Assail Trump’s $16B Bailout for Farmers
by Steve Karnowski (Associated Press/ABC News) President Donald Trump’s $16 billion bailout package for farmers hurt by the trade war with China unfairly benefits the South at the expense of the North and wealthy producers over smaller farms, Democratic senators
November 13, 2019 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 “Don’t Forget About Us Tour” targeting Iowa towns of 1,000 people or fewer in his uphill climb against Rep. Steve
November 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Joint Statement from RFA, U.S. Grains Council and Growth Energy on Brazil’s Ethanol Tariff Rate Quota
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council and Growth Energy expressed their disappointment with the news that the Brazilian government amended the recent August 31st rule that raised the quota on U.S. ethanol imports under the tariff rate
October 24, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Farm Leaders Warn Trump Could Lose Rural Voters unless He Makes Good on Ethanol Deal
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Angry over proposed ethanol changes, Iowa agriculture leaders warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump will lose rural voters next year unless he makes good on a deal to restore millions of gallons of lost renewable fuel demand. "No more
October 18, 2019 Read Full Article
UK Tweaks Tariffs Amid No-Deal Brexit Countdown
by Kate Proctor and Lisa O'Carroll (The Guardian) Adjustments made for duties on trucks, bioethanol and clothing in effort to keep prices down -- The government has announced changes to British tariffs on lorries, bioethanol and clothing in the event of
October 09, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol’s Impact Lauded in Wake of Saudi Attack
by Candace Krebs (Ag Journal) ... “What people don’t realize is that shale provides a particular very light type of oil, and we can’t use that exclusively with the way our refineries are configured,” explains Scott Richman, chief economist for the
October 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Cruel Summer
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) A series of unfortunate events this summer—all caused by U.S. government action or inaction—has led to a precarious situation in the biodiesel sector, but there may be a silver lining. -- ... The volume of
October 02, 2019 Read Full Article
NBB, ASA Ask Commerce Secretary Ross for Meeting Before Final Decision on Argentine Biodiesel Duty Rates
(National Biodiesel Board) Letter says Commerce must make the right decision, rather than a hurried decision -- Today (September 30, 2019), the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and American Soybean Association (ASA) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, requesting
October 02, 2019 Read Full Article
Farm-State Fury Creates Pressure for Trump as Trade, Energy Pain Collide
by David J. Lynch (Washington Post) ... After two decades, Siouxland (Energy Cooperative) this month halted operations following the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to exempt 31 small oil refiners from a federal law requiring them to blend ethanol in their
October 02, 2019 Read Full Article
American Farmers Benefit from US-Japan Trade Agreement
by Mario Parker (Transport Topics/Bloomberg News) ... Japan will reduce tariffs in stages on U.S. farm goods, such as beef and pork, USTR said in a statement Sept 25. The country will eliminate tariffs on $1.3 billion of U.S. agriculture
September 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Daily on Energy: How the US Could Get Caught up in a ‘Carbon Trade War’
by Josh Siegel & Abby Smith (Washington Examiner) ... Readers are probably familiar with the concept of the U.S. imposing “border carbon adjustments” on other countries. This has been a regular feature of carbon tax proposals in Congress and a component of
September 13, 2019 Read Full Article
APPEC: US Ethanol Exports Slow as Producers Diversify away from China
by Donavan Lim and Yi Jeng Huang (S&P Gobal Platts) US ethanol exports are forecast to fall around 100 million gallons year on year to 1.5 billion gallons in 2019 as trade flows redirects away from China toward Southeast Asia
September 13, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Humeyra Pamuk and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters)
According to Reuters' reporters Humeyra Pamuk and Jarrett Renshaw, Terry Branstad, the former Iowa governor and now U.S. ambassador to China, showed a map of counties that had flipped in Trump’s favor in 2016 but were now considered at risk
September 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Trump in High-Stakes Balancing Act between Oil and Corn ahead of 2020 Bid
by Humeyra Pamuk and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) At a closed-door meeting at the White House on Aug. 19, President Donald Trump looked increasingly alarmed as his top envoy to China delivered evidence of rising Farm Belt frustration over his biofuel policy
September 06, 2019 Read Full Article
White House Weighs Biofuel Quota Boost Amid Appeals From Iowa
(Bloomberg) Trump officials honing plan to benefit ethanol, biodiesel; Latest initiative would spike 2020 quotas by 1 billion gallons -- Top administration officials have developed plans to give a 5% boost to U.S. renewable fuel-blending quotas in 2020, as President Donald
September 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Petroleum Industry Warns Trump It Will Fight Ethanol Moves
by Dave Boyer (The Washington Times) A leading trade group for the petroleum industry warned President Trump on Tuesday to ditch his plan to boost ethanol production, saying it would be a “disastrous political decision.” ... He (Frank Macchiarola, a vice
September 05, 2019 Read Full Article
UPDATE 1-Brazil Increases Quota for Tariff-Free Ethanol Imports, but for Only One Year
by Luciano Costa and Jake Spring (Reuters) Brazil has renewed and increased the size of its tariff-free quota for ethanol imports, but the new allotment will last only one year instead of the two years allocated to the former quota that
September 03, 2019 Read Full Article
Brazil Sets Sights on China's Ethanol Market, but High Volumes Unlikely
by Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) Brazil’s ethanol industry is looking to grab a chunk of China’s ethanol market as the Asian nation targets a 10% blend in gasoline to improve air quality, but a short-term jump in exports is unlikely, according
September 01, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Corn Farmers to Trump: The Government Put Us in 'One Hell of a Bad Situation'
by Tal Axelrod (The Hill) The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) blasted the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying the government has put it in “one hell of a bad situation.” The trade association hammered President Trump for approving what it called 31 “unjustified” refinery waivers
August 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Governor Planning DC Meeting over ‘Short Term Crisis’ in Ethanol Industry
by O. Kay Henderson (Radio Iowa) Governor Kim Reynolds and Midwest governors are planning a trip to Washington, D.C. to talk with President Trump about unrest in farm country. “Let him know first-hand what’s happening on the ground,” Reynolds said this morning. The
August 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Klobuchar: In First 100 Days as President, Pledges Moratorium on Oil Refinery Waivers, Restoration of Renewable Fuels Tax Credit and More
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Klobuchar says “I will stop the oil refinery waivers”: In Iowa, US Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said that, if elected President in 2020, would in her first 100 days in office order a moratorium on oil
August 28, 2019 Read Full Article
China to Boost Ethanol Import Tariffs another 10% on December 15
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In China, Reuters reports that as part of another $75 billion in tariffs on US imports in the latest round of the on-going trade war, as of December 15 US-origin ethanol will face an additional 10%
August 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Dems Fear another Rural Wipeout Will Reelect Trump
By Elena Schneider and Catherine Boudreau (Politico) Pitches by some 2020 candidates aren’t yet translating into a broad conversation about the needs of rural voters. -- As Democratic presidential candidates descended on the Iowa State Fair, a plane buzzed overhead, an
August 20, 2019 Read Full Article
E15, E30, and Blender Pumps May Become Generally Available, but Refinery Exemptions Make the RFS Irrelevant
by Doug Root* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Farm Fest in southern Minnesota is always a forum on the health of the agriculture sector of the economy and biofuels. This year was no exception as Rep. Colin Peterson hosted a listening session
August 17, 2019 Read Full Article
Trade Dispute Affecting Ethanol Production in Midwest
by Andy Knight (The Herald Bulletin) Officials with POET Biorefining in Alexandria are monitoring the ongoing trade dispute between the United States and China, which has resulted in significant tariffs on U.S. ethanol shipments to that country. POET employs more than 40
August 16, 2019 Read Full Article
Trump Intervention Triggered EPA's Surprise Biofuel Waiver Decision: Sources
by Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) A phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump last week ended a nearly two-month-long review of the nation’s biofuels program, three sources familiar with the matter said, with the White House siding in favor of oil refiners over
August 16, 2019 Read Full Article
RFA to Australia: Choose Ethanol, Not Petroleum Reserve
(Renewable Fuels Association) In a letter sent today (August 15, 2019), the Renewable Fuels Association encouraged Australia’s energy minister to strongly consider U.S. ethanol imports as a cleaner, more affordable alternative to purchasing oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve. According
August 16, 2019 Read Full Article
Iowa Farmers Stick With Trump Despite Trade War
by John McCormick and Jesse Naranjo (Wall Street Journal) ... “He’s doing the right thing,” said Leo Balk, a fifth-generation farmer who raises corn, soybeans, oats, beef and dairy cows on about 300 acres near New Hampton, Iowa. “It hurts, but
August 15, 2019 Read Full Article
Chinese Demand Heats up Brazil’s Ethanol Industry
by Sarita Reed and Vinicius Fontana (China Dialogue) Adding ethanol to Chinese petrol will decrease emissions but could worsen Brazil’s deforestation -- There are 332 million cars on the road in China, more than anywhere in the world. Most run
August 14, 2019 Read Full Article
Planned Anti-Subsidy Duties on Palm Oil Methyl Ester Ineffective
(Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP)) The preliminary anti-subsidy duties announced by the EU Commission will not reduce imports of palm oil-based biodiesel. This is the conclusion the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP) has drawn from
August 12, 2019 Read Full Article
EPA Strikes Icy Blow to Ag & Biofuels: 31 Waivers Hit Heart of American Farmers and Biofuels
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) EPA might have a new name in some circles – Exemptions for Petroleum Agency – thanks to the 31 small refinery waivers issued on Friday which has the biofuels and agriculture industries reeling after promises
August 12, 2019 Read Full Article
China Dismisses Trump Agri Purchase Claim, Says Honouring Pledges; NDRC Says Claims China Not Buying US Agri Products 'Groundless'
by Hallie Gu and Tom Daly (Reuters/Zawya) Beijing is honouring its pledges to buy U.S. agricultural products, state media cited China's state planning body saying, dismissing an accusation from U.S. President Donald Trump that it had not met purchasing promises in
August 07, 2019 Read Full Article
China Confirms It Is Suspending Agricultural Product Purchases in Response to Trump’s New Tariffs
by Kate Rooney (CNBC) A spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce says Chinese companies have stopped purchasing U.S. agricultural products in response to President Trump’s new 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods. “This is a serious violation of the
August 06, 2019 Read Full Article
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