Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) this week led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish renewable volume obligations that are additive for all fuel types in the upcoming “set” rule under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The senators also highlighted additional actions EPA should take in order to …
Ethanol Report from Export Exchange 2022
Export Exchange was back for the first time in four years with the 2022 conference in Minneapolis October 12-14 and attendance was as good as it has been in the past with more than 200 international customers from 50 countries and nearly 300 domestic suppliers of grains and co-products, including distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS). This marked the sixth …
Analysis Finds Summer E15 Saved Drivers Millions
A new analysis from the Renewable Fuels Association finds that allowing summer sales of E15 this year extended gasoline supplies at a critical time and saved Americans millions at the pump. RFA Chief Economist Scott Richman found that an additional 194 million gallons (mg) of E15 were sold during the summer as a result of the Biden administration’s emergency waivers, …
DDGS Export Market Both Consistent and Uncertain
Consistent and uncertain were the two words Matthew Fitzthum with CHS, Inc. used to describe the market for dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) right now. Fitzthum, who is Co-Products Commodity Trading Manager at CHS Inc and serves as chair of the Renewable Fuels Association co-products committee, spoke at last week’s Export Exchange. “We consistently make about the same amount …
RFA Pleased to Co-Sponsor Export Exchange
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) was pleased to co-sponsor the biennial Export Exchange last week for the sixth time. The Export Exchange was first held under that name in 2010 under the co-sponsorship of RFA and the U.S. Grains Council and 2022 marked number six, since 2020 was missed due to COVID. RFA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Kelly Davis …
Marketing High Protein DDGS to Export Markets
High protein distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is in high demand in some parts of the world and ACE Ethanol is meeting up with potential customers this week at the 2022 Export Exchange in Minneapolis. “We actually have a cellulosic ethanol process and the result of that process is a higher protein distillers grain that’s about 38-40 percent protein,” …
Export Exchange by the Numbers
The first Export Exchange since 2018 is underway in Minneapolis this week and organizers are pleased with the turnout. “We have about 490 registrations as of right now,” said U.S. Grains Council Director of Industry Relations Ellen Zimmerman during the welcome reception Wednesday night. On site registration was busy so they expect to easily surpass the 500 they expected. “We …
Smaller Corn Crop, Less Bushels for Ethanol
U.S. corn production took another step down this month compared to September 2022, according to USDA’s latest Crop Production report. Based on conditions as of Oct. 1, corn yields are now expected to average 171.9 bushels per harvested acre, down 0.6 bushel from the previous forecast and down 4.8 bushels from 2021. Area harvested for grain is forecast at 80.8 …
ACE Ethanol Today Magazine Celebrates 20 Years
The bimonthly industry trade magazine Ethanol Today, published by the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), has issued its lineup of editorial themes and advertising opportunities for 2023 to celebrate the publication providing timely, in-depth information about the people, policies and issues that drive ethanol in America for two decades. “At ACE, we’re grateful to be celebrating our twentieth year of …
Registration Opens for 2023 National Ethanol Conference
Registration is now open for the Renewable Fuels Association’s 28th annual National Ethanol Conference, to be held in Orlando from February 28 to March 2. The 2023 event theme is “Ready. Set. Go!” reflecting the U.S. ethanol industry’s momentum moving forward into new markets and opportunities. The NEC is the nation’s most widely attended executive-level conference for the ethanol industry …