Earlier this month, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) members and staff participated in two conferences to build understanding and support for biofuel use in Japan. American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) Chief Marketing Officer Ron Lamberty spoke at the Council’s Nikkei Symposium & Ethanol Conference hosted in Tokyo about the U.S. ethanol industry’s efforts to reduce carbon. Lamberty discussed ethanol’s …
New Initiative Promotes US Biofuels for Maritime Market
A group of bioenergy stakeholders co-chaired by the American Biogas Council (ABC) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) this week launched the American Biofuels Maritime Initiative (ABMI) which aims to establish strong policies that accelerate the use of American-made energy and biofuels in the global maritime sector. The new group plans to work with the Trump administration and Congress to …
Ethanol Report with RFA DC Associate
Ashley Viglione started work this past summer in the Renewable Fuels Association Washington DC office as Government Affairs Associate. It is her first job after graduating from Denison University in Ohio, but she is no stranger to RFA, having interned for them twice during college. In this episode of The Ethanol Report, we get to learn more about Ashley and …
Trump Announces Bridge Payments for American Farmers
During a Monday round table with cabinet members, farmers and lawmakers, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $12 billion available in one-time bridge payments to American farmers in response to temporary trade market disruptions and increased production costs. President Trump said the $12 billion represents a relatively small portion of what the United States …
Liquid Fuel Stakeholders Unite on E15 in Letter to Trump
Liquid transportation fuel stakeholders have reunited in an effort to move year-round, nationwide sales of E15 back to the front burner again. After recently stepping back from its support of E15 legislation in October, the American Petroleum Institute (API) today joined organizations representing ethanol producers, oil refiners, fuel marketers, travel plazas, truck stops and convenience store retailers in a letter …
RFA Calls for Reciprocal Duties on Chinese Ag Imports
In comments to the U.S. Trade Representative this week, the Renewable Fuels Association noted that while the Trump administration has worked to enforce a 2019 trade agreement, China has failed to satisfy commitments to increase trade in ethanol and distillers grains. Accordingly, RFA calls on the United States to implement reciprocal duties on U.S. imports of Chinese ag products. “On …
RFA Submits ILUC Comments to CARB
The Renewable Fuels Association submitted comments Monday to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voicing concern that CARB’s recent Biofuels and Land Use Change Public Forum presented a biased and unbalanced view of the current state of research and understanding of indirect land use change (ILUC) analysis. RFA Chief Economist Scott Richman also noted that several of the speakers at …
Ethanol Makes Holiday Travel More Affordable
AAA projects 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over this Thanksgiving holiday, which is an additional 1.6 million travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, setting a new overall record. If you are among the 90 percent heading over the river and through the woods by road, the good news is gasoline prices heading into Thanksgiving are …
RFA Recommends California Implement FFV Standard
The Renewable Fuels Association recommends that the California Air Resources Board require flex fuel vehicle capability in all new vehicles with internal combustion engines sold in California, at the earliest practical model year. That recommendation was made in comments to CARB in response to a Drive Forward Light-Duty Vehicle Program Workshop on October 21. “CARB’s number one guiding principle for …
Ethanol Exports to Canada and EU Hit Records
U.S. ethanol exports increased to 188.8 million gallons (mg) in August, 15% above July and 24% ahead of year-ago levels, thanks to record-setting shipments to Canada and the European Union, accounting for nearly two-thirds of total volumes, according to the latest trade update from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Canada climbed 11% to 74.4 mg, remaining the top outlet and …