In Washington, EnergyNow reports U.S. biodiesel producers are struggling to expand output fast enough to meet the Trump administration’s biofuel ambitions. In May, plants operated at roughly 77% of capacity, below the EPA’s assumption of 90% utilization for its mandates. Producers generated 736 million biomass-based diesel RINs, compared with about 915 million needed that month, […]
In Washington, six trade associations wrote a letter to President Trump urging him to unleash U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel production to bolster America’s energy security during the conflict with Iran. The disruption in the global oil market is constraining diesel fuel supplies, which threatens to raise the cost of all U.S. consumer goods and […]
In Washington, CBS News reports President Trump has invited farmers and the biofuels industry to an event on the White House lawn on March 27 to celebrate agriculture, with speculation circulating that the Environmental Protection Agency will announce the 2026 and 2027 renewable volume obligations at the event. The final rule must be published by […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reassign at least 50% of the Small Refinery Exemptions the agency granted last year to larger oil refiners, something that is expected to upset the oil industry. The ethanol industry has been calling for those exempted RINs to be reassigned in order […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump is lashing out at China’s used cooking exports by threatening higher tariffs as a way to punish the country for not buying American soybeans. Yet last year the US already imposed tariffs on Chinese UCO while China also cut tax rebates on the biofuel feedstock that led to […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that President Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on all imports from Brazil in retaliation for what it calls a witch hunt against former Brazilian president Bolsonaro who is currently undergoing trial for a failed coup aiming to stop current President Lula’s inauguration. A wide range of products are exported to […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in urging President Trump to permit the nationwide sale of E15 fuel through the 2025 summer driving season and beyond. The move would enhance America’s energy security and lower fuel costs for consumers while leveraging […]
In Montana, the Montana Free Press reports that the Trump Administration has released the freeze on Calumet’s $782 million loan disbursement. Funds are expected to arrive this week after the tactical review by the administration found that the loan was in line with its priorities. The disbursement is part of an $1.67 billion Department of […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports the Renewable Fuels Association is worried that if former President Trump returns to the White House, he will drop the Inflation Reduction Act and along with it important tax breaks for the biofuels sector such as the 45Z sustainable aviation fuel credit. The RFA is encouraged, however, to see […]
