U.S. ethanol production hit a record high of 1.13 million barrels per day (b/d) the week ending December 12, equivalent to 47.50 million gallons daily, according to the latest EIA data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. Ethanol production was up 2.4% from the previous week and was 2.5% higher than the same week last year, and 5.9% above the …
Ethanol Exports Drop in September
After riding high in August, U.S. ethanol exports took a dive in September, sliding 21% to a seven-month low of 148.4 million gallons (mg), according to the latest Trade Monitor from the Renewable Fuels Association. Canada remained the top destination, importing 65.6 mg (-12%) and accounting for 63% of all denatured fuel ethanol sales. Exports to the European Union declined …
Gevo Names Paul Bloom as Incoming CEO
Next generation diversified energy company Gevo, Inc., has announced a leadership transition for the future of the company. Dr. Paul Bloom has been appointed President of Gevo, Inc. and a director on Gevo’s Board of Directors, while Gevo’s long-standing Chief Executive Officer and board member, Dr. Patrick Gruber, has assumed the role of Executive Chair of the Board. Board Chairman …
RFA Supports USTR Investigation of China Trade Actions
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) held a public hearing Tuesday to hear comments on whether a Section 301 investigation should be made into China’s commitments made as part of the 2020 Phase One Agreement, and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) testified with a resounding yes. RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper said a thorough investigation into China’s prejudicial trade …
USGBC Holds Biofuel Conferences In Japan
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 …
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 …