Today in Biofuels Opinion: “One of the first things I would do as governor is repeal the [ethanol] mandate.”

Erwin Jones, president of Jamaica Ethanol Processing: “All of the feedstock we process and export as anhydrous ethanol is Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. The value of bulk ethanol as rum is almost two times the value of bulk fuel ethanol.”

Missouri state treasurer Sarah Steelman, candidate for governor: “One of the first things I would do as governor is repeal the [ethanol] mandate.”

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