According to a new EIA analysis, the United States is on track to export a record amount of fuel ethanol for the second year in a row in 2025, driven by growing international demand. In the first seven months of 2025, U.S. fuel ethanol exports averaged 138,000 barrels per day (b/d)—the highest January through July average in our data, which …
Ethanol Production and Exports Increase
The latest EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association shows an increase in ethanol production and exports and a decrease in stocks. Ethanol production was up 3.5% for the week ending October 17 to a 19-week high of 1.11 million b/d, equivalent to 46.70 million gallons daily. Output was 2.9% higher than the same week last year and 5.8% …
USTR Urged to Close Tariff Loophole for Renewable Diesel
Clean Fuels Alliance America this week called on U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to close a loophole exempting diesel and renewable diesel from reciprocal tariffs under the Trump administration protocol. “This loophole invites duty-free access to the United States for imported renewable diesel, putting U.S. biodiesel, renewable diesel, and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) producers – who are essential to America’s …
E15 Legislation Loses Oil Industry Support
The American Petroleum Institute (API) Tuesday came out against the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025, which it had previously supported, citing “sweeping changes to federal biofuel policy, state volatility mandates, and market conditions (that) have upended the fuels landscape.” In a letter to congressional leadership, API urged “a more balanced and up-to-date approach to E15 legislation, …
RFA CEO Kicks Off Global Ethanol Summit
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper offered the opening keynote address Monday morning at the Global Ethanol Summit in Washington, taking a look at ethanol’s future by way of its past. “It’s a real privilege for me to start today’s program by sharing the U.S. ethanol industry’s history, our story, and our experience,” he said. “How did we …
MN Retailers Urged to Apply for Infrastructure Grants
The Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels) is urging retailers to apply for $4 million in available biofuel infrastructure grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) before the application deadline on Oct 23. Under the AGRI Biofuels Infrastructure Grant program, applicants must have no more than 20 retail stations in Minnesota and may apply for between $5,000 and $199,000 …
ACE Ethanol Today Releases 2026 Editorial Themes
Ethanol Today magazine, published by the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), has issued its 2026 lineup of editorial themes, along with print and digital advertising opportunities for the year ahead. The bimonthly trade publication will explore a diverse mix of issues shaping the future of the ethanol industry — from policy and regulatory priorities under the Trump 2.0 administration and …
Clean Fuels Warns of Huge Losses Without SRE Reallocations
Clean Fuels Alliance America warns that farmers risk losing $7.5 billion unless EPA reallocates gallons affected by small refinery exemptions. Clean Fuels last week wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin with data projecting the economic impact for U.S. soybean farmers and processors of EPA’s proposed supplemental “SRE reallocation volume” to the 2026 and 2027 RFS volumes. EPA is …
Global Maritime Group Considers Reducing Ship Emissions
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting this week in London to discuss a new set of international regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. “The IMO Net-Zero Framework is not perfect. However, it provides a balanced basis for our further work on a number of elements ahead of its …
Whitefox ICE® Helps Lincolnway Energy Hit Record Volumes
Lincolnway Energy and Whitefox Technologies recently announced the successful installation and startup of a Whitefox ICE® membrane dehydration system at Lincolnway’s ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa. With the Whitefox ICE system now fully integrated, Lincolnway is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone – surpassing 100 million gallons of ethanol produced per year. The system works by targeting water-rich recycle streams …