American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings will moderate a panel at next week’s 2025 Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) spotlighting how agricultural conservation practices can create new markets and profit opportunities for ethanol producers and farmers. Titled “Turning Agricultural Practices into Low-Carbon Farming Success,” the panel will explore how the ACE-led Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects are helping …
Ethanol Production and Exports Ramp Up
Ethanol production hit its highest level since January the week ending May 30 while stocks are up slightly and exports are on the rise. According to EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol production accelerated 4.6% to an 11-week high of 1.11 million b/d, equivalent to 46.41 million gallons daily. Output was 3.1% higher than the same week …
USTR Urged to Improve Access for US Ethanol in India
Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) and 15 of their colleagues are urging U.S. Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer to seek improved market access for American agricultural exports of ethanol and distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in India. “The long-term demand opportunity for DDGS alone could be two million metric tons per year valued at $500 million, which …
Iowa Installs New B99 Biodiesel Pump for Fleets
The Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association joined Pilot Travel Centers, PepsiCo and Optimus Technologies last week to celebrate the launch of a new B99 biodiesel pump for fleets at Pilot’s Des Moines travel center, making it one of only a handful of stations in the nation dispensing almost pure biodiesel to commercial trucking fleets. The event included remarks …
Iowa Signs Trade MOU With Vietnam for Corn and DDGs
The state of Iowa signed five memoranda of understanding (MOUs) this week between the Vietnamese feed industry and private companies from the United States, including two specific to corn and the ethanol co-product distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) equaling 900,000 metric tons of U.S. corn and 250,000 metric tons of U.S. DDGS. Iowa welcomed over 50 members of the …