In Washington, US Census Bureau and Commerce Dept. data shows ethanol exports expanded 6% in August to a five-month high of 211.8 million gallons (mg), supported by sizable gains across most major markets. Canada remained the leading destination, with shipments climbing 14% to 84.8 mg, accounting for 40% of total U.S. ethanol exports and 58% of denatured fuel shipments. […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to reallocate 100% of the difference between projected and actual exempted gallons lost to small refinery exemptions (SREs) in the 2025 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), one of America’s most vital energy programs that provides stability and growth to rural […]
In Washington, Representatives Adrian Smith (R-NE) and Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), led a bipartisan letter with 37 of their colleagues to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging the administration to maintain its commitments to America’s biofuel industry. In the letter, the lawmakers ask the administration to uphold […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol production averaged 1.053 million barrels per day last week, up 46,000 barrels per day from the previous week as seasonal refinery and ethanol-plant maintenance eased. Production was still 18,000 barrels per day below the same week last year, partly because harvest delays have tightened corn supplies. Ethanol inventories […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports ethanol exports reached a five-month high of 211.8 million gallons in August, up 6% from July as global demand for lower-carbon fuels strengthened. Canada remained the largest market, followed by the European Union and United Kingdom. For the first eight months of 2026, U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.62 billion […]
In Washington, DTN reports the Renewable Fuels Association has filed two challenges in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit against EPA’s latest small-refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard. EPA granted 29 exemptions covering 1.76 billion gallons on Aug. 31, 2026, after granting exemptions totaling 160 million RINs for 2023 and 2024. […]
In Washington, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) have introduced legislation to extend availability of the Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit through 2029. U.S. companies that produce up to 60 million gallons of biodiesel per year using domestic agricultural feedstocks can claim this income tax credit of $0.20 per gallon on the first 15 […]
In Washington, the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance (SABA) announced commitments from members to purchase sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) associated with Infinium Energy’s Project Atlas, an eSAF facility expected to produce approximately 100,000 metric tons of SAF annually, providing the long-term structured contracts that are catalytic to securing project financing. The groundbreaking results of SABA’s […]
In Washington, D.C., the Association for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation has partnered with UK-based cultivated food platform provider Cultigen Group to create a suite of platforms that give cultivated food producers, vendors, scientists and researchers new tools to connect and scale their businesses. The collaboration combines the strengths of AMPS, a flagship cultivated food […]
In Washington, World Grain reports ethanol exports are running ahead of last year’s record pace, with shipments through June 2026 up 12% by volume and 21% by value, according to USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. Exports reached records of 7.4 billion liters worth $4.3 billion in 2024 and 8.4 billion liters worth $4.7 billion in 2025. […]
