In India, MoneyControl reports that officials within the government are concerned about the volume of corn being diverted to ethanol production as the push to achieve higher blends continues. Corn consumption for ethanol production is increasing at such a rate that the country is at risk of becoming a corn net importer rather than exporter. […]
In the UK, Bloomberg reports that the impending closures of the country’s two largest ethanol plants due to significantly increased imports from the US following a new UK-US trade deal allowing for duty-free imports will also threaten other industries such as beef and beer production. The two ethanol plants represent 80% of the country’s CO2 […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports data from the Energy Information Administration shows ethanol production rose slightly on the week to an average of 1.087 million barrels per day, although the volume was 18,000 bpd lower than the same time last year. Ethanol stocks fell to a six-month low of 23.635 million barrels while exports […]
In Washington, Growth Energy welcomed news that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiated a Section 301 investigation into Brazil’s unfair trading practices. “Today’s action by USTR is a sign that the old days of Brazil enjoying unfettered access to the U.S. ethanol market while unfairly putting a tariff on American ethanol imports could soon come […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the government has allotted 5.2 million metric tons of rice from its grain stores for use as ethanol feedstock with a priority given to old and broken rice. Traditionally, the sugar industry has provided the bulk of ethanol for the government’s blending mandate but supply challenges in […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports UNICA data shows corn ethanol production rose by more than 30% in 2024/25 while sugarcane-based ethanol has remained stagnant for a decade. With the increase of ethanol blending to 30%, demand will rise by another 1 billion liters. Although demand will increase with the higher blend, sugarcane mills are expected to […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Agency data shows ethanol production fell to a five-week low of 1.076 million barrels last week. The slight reduction in volumes helped to increase crush margins for a typical ethanol plant in Iowa despite being only 5,000 bpd compared to the week prior. Lower production weighed slightly […]
In Serbia, SeeNews reports the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is analyzing the possibility of a $46.4 million to Serbian alcohol producer Sunal and winery PP Erdervik, subsidiaries of Cyprus-based MKG Agrinvestment, to support the company’s winery segment through the construction of a 30 million liter per year ethanol plant, but it would use […]
In India, AsiaNet reports the Government of India is concerned that Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh have all put on additional levies to ethanol which could negatively impact the goal to increase ethanol blending. Legal and policy concerned are also raised because ethanol is subject to GST. The Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas […]
In Pakistan, the Daily Times newspaper reports the European Commission has ruled to postpone the country’s GSP+ status that allowed it duty-free ethanol exports following complaints from France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Hungary, and Poland. In May 2024, the countries alleged that Pakistan’s industrial ethanol exports caused damage to their local markets. Fuel ethanol is still […]
