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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Ethanol Makes Holiday Travel More Affordable
AAA projects 81.8 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over this Thanksgiving holiday, which is an additional 1.6 million travelers compared to last Thanksgiving, setting a new overall record. If you are among the 90 percent heading over the river and through the woods by road, the good news is gasoline prices heading into Thanksgiving are …
RFA Recommends California Implement FFV Standard
The Renewable Fuels Association recommends that the California Air Resources Board require flex fuel vehicle capability in all new vehicles with internal combustion engines sold in California, at the earliest practical model year. That recommendation was made in comments to CARB in response to a Drive Forward Light-Duty Vehicle Program Workshop on October 21. “CARB’s number one guiding principle for …
Ethanol Exports to Canada and EU Hit Records
U.S. ethanol exports increased to 188.8 million gallons (mg) in August, 15% above July and 24% ahead of year-ago levels, thanks to record-setting shipments to Canada and the European Union, accounting for nearly two-thirds of total volumes, according to the latest trade update from the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Canada climbed 11% to 74.4 mg, remaining the top outlet and …