As President Trump was meeting with King Charles in London this week, U.S. ethanol industry leaders joined Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Under Secretary Luke Lindberg were meeting with top officials in the United Kingdom to underscore the priorities of the U.S. ethanol industry while identifying opportunities to increase ethanol exports and open the U.K. fully to the U.S. market.

Rollins and Lindberg were joined by representatives of the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC), Growth Energy, and leading ethanol exporters who pointed to the immediate opportunity for ethanol as well as future growth potential toward E15 and beyond in the U.K.

In acknowledgement of the efforts by the USDA, the top three U.S. ethanol industry associations—RFA, the USGBC and Growth Energy—said jointly:

“The U.S. ethanol industry would like to thank USDA and Secretary Rollins for the opportunity to meet and discuss growth opportunities for U.S. ethanol in the U.K., as well as to acknowledge the importance the recent trade deal holds for American farmers. The industry looks forward to continued collaboration not only in the U.K. to meet a 1.4-billion-liter (370 million gallon) demand, but also to expand markets in Mexico, Asia and around the world to build increasing export potential for our homegrown fuel.”