In Brazil, Forbes reports ethanol production in the 2024/25 harvest should add up to 36.1 billion liters, including the fuel produced from sugarcane and corn, the National Supply Company (Conab) estimated an increase of 1.3% from last season. This growth will be due to the jump in the growth of corn ethanol manufacturing, since the […]
In India, the Financial Express newspaper reports that grain ethanol manufacturers have not taken up the opportunity to buy broken rice from government stores for use as feedstock because prices were set to high. As a result, discussions are currently underway to reduce the cost of the broken rice in an effort to quickly boost […]
In India, Godavari Biorefineries Limited announced an investment in corn/grain-based ethanol to further strengthen its ethanol production capabilities. The company plans to invest approximately $15.3M in a new 200,000 liters per day corn/grain-based distillery as part of its existing operations, enhancing flexibility through dual-feedstock capability. The company reported a 25% Y-O-Y increase in revenue growth […]
In Washington, the month’s 2024/25 U.S. corn outlook is for greater corn used for ethanol, larger exports, and lower ending stocks. Corn used to produce ethanol is raised 50 million bushels to 5.5 billion, based on the most recent data from the Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report and weekly ethanol production data as reported […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Agency says U.S. ethanol exports eased 3% in October to 143.5 million gallons (mg), reflecting significant market fluctuations and a heavy concentration of shipments to two primary destinations. Canada maintained its status as the leading export market for the 43rd consecutive month, despite a 22% reduction in shipments. Exports to Canada totaled […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production levels were hit by Thanksgiving week last week, dropping by production by 46,000 barrels per day to an average of 1.073 million. Even so, ethanol stocks continue to grow as they reached a five-week high of 23 million barrels. Ethanol exports remain about half as much again […]
In Minnesota, Freeborn County Cooperative Oil Company failed to install and upgrade equipment compatible with the fuels it was storing at seven of its convenience stores in Freeborn and Mower counties, according to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation. MPCA staff inspections in April 2024 confirmed the company failed to install the ethanol-compatible […]
In Washington, AgInfo reported that the US Grains Council recently hosted a trade mission trip to Europe to discuss opportunities for ethanol. Colorado Corn Promotion Council Market Development Action Team Member, Nathan Weathers, said: “To try to learn why countries, Italy and Spain, were a little slower in adopting biofuels, as some of the other […]
In Brazil, Monitor Mercantil reported that Brazilian oil company Petrobras is holding talks with sugarcane and corn producers to create a joint venture to operate in the ethanol market. According to the executive director of Energy Transition and Sustainability, Mauricio Tolmasquim, Petrobras understands that gasoline is showing a tendency to lose share among light fleet […]
In Missouri, Brownfield reported that the new president of the Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA), Garrett Hawkins said that farmer profitability is at the top of the organization’s priority list. He said the group plans to push for increased ethanol usage through the Next Generation Fuels Act in the next Congress. “We have a product […]
