RFA Successfully Promotes Ethanol At Sturgis

Joanna Schroeder

There is nothing more American than motorcycles and Sturgis, South Dakota in the summer. There is also nothing more American than ethanol. This year, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) roared back into Sturgis for another round of ethanol promotion. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over America descend on Sturgis each summer for the largest motorcycle enthusiast event in …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

USDA Predicts Record Corn Crop

Joanna Schroeder

In the latest forecast issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), corn farmers are on track for a record corn crop and yield per acre for this year. The numbers are estimated to surpass the records set in 2009. USDA expects farmers to harvest 13.37 billion bushels, 2 percent larger than in 2009. They are also projecting 165 bushels …

Agribusiness, corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Production Strong, Exports Holding Steady

Joanna Schroeder

Ethanol production fell slightly for the week ending August 8, 2010 as compared to the week prior, yet remained strong totaling 866,000 barrels per day (b/d) or just shy of 36.4 million gallons per day. This according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) and reported by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The four-week average ending August 6, 2010 shows ethanol production …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

RFA: EPA Overestimates ILUC Emissions

Joanna Schroeder

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has sent another letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding what they call errors in the calculations of biofuels’ carbon intensity under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). In the August 4th letter, RFA writes, “according to [EPA’s] own analysis, EPA grossly overestimated potential emissions from land use change (LUC) attributable to the [greenhouse gas] …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, Indirect Land Use, RFA

ACE Update on Ethanol Blender Pumps

Cindy Zimmerman

One year ago at the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) conference in Milwaukee, the BYO Ethanol campaign was launched as a joint effort between corn-producing states, ACE, and the Renewable Fuels Association with the goal of installing more blender pumps nationwide. Today that effort is more important than ever as the industry is face to face with the 10 percent …

ACE, Audio, blends, corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

Ethanol Report on the Climate in Washington

Cindy Zimmerman

It’s August in the nation’s capitol and the climate is hazy, hot and humid with a chance of afternoon thundershowers, which Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen says kind of describes what is happening on Capitol Hill these days as well – especially the hazy and stormy part. In this edition of “The Ethanol Report,” Dinneen discusses the …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, Ethanol Report, Government, RFA

Cane and Corn Ethanol Updates

Cindy Zimmerman

The sugarcane harvest in Brazil is running ahead of schedule and the U.S. corn crop is progressing well, according to the latest reports. The cane crush in Brazil so far this year is running about 20 percent ahead of last year, which is not necessarily good news according to the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association’s (UNICA). Technical Director Antonio de Padua …

Brazil, corn, Ethanol, Ethanol News, International, RFA, UNICA

Largest US FFV Fleet Now Has 85 Percent Ethanol

Cindy Zimmerman

The biggest fleet of flexible fuel vehicles in the United States now has access to 85 percent ethanol fuel. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Protec Fuel joined representatives of the Norfolk Naval Base and Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) in Norfolk, Virginia to cut the ribbon and open the new E85 pump. In addition to providing fuel for the …

E85, Ethanol, Ethanol News, RFA

World Bank Report Takes New Look at Food and Fuel

Cindy Zimmerman

Ethanol production probably had less impact on global commodity prices in 2008 than many were saying at the time. A newly released working paper, entitled “Placing the 2006/08 Commodity Price Boom into Perspective,” from the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank, concludes that “…the effect of biofuels on food prices has not been as large as originally thought.” Authors …

biofuels, Ethanol, Ethanol News, food and fuel, Food prices, International, RFA

The Award Winning Ethanol Report

Cindy Zimmerman

The Ethanol Report podcast received a Golden ARC award this week from the Ag Relations Council in the newly revived competition that includes new social media categories. Chuck Zimmerman, president of Domestic Fuel’s parent company ZimmComm New Media received the award Tuesday, presented by ARC President Deron Johnson, during the Ag Media Summit (AMS) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Matt Hartwig …

Ethanol, Ethanol News, Ethanol Report, RFA