The U.S. Department of Agriculture this week released the American Biofuels Trade Outlook, a plan that builds upon 2025’s record U.S. ethanol export performance, removes restrictions to American biofuels, and secures new market opportunities for U.S. farmers. “American farmers are fueling the future, and the American Biofuel Trade Outlook outlines the USDA’s exact plan to ensure that success continues, and …
USDA Report Highlights Ethanol Export Wildcards
U.S. ethanol exports set new volume and value records over the past two calendar years and are ahead of last year’s record pace through June of this year, but a new USDA report indicates there are a handful of wildcards that could greatly impact exports throughout the rest of the year. According to a new report from USDA’s Foreign Agriculture …
Sec. Rollins Visits Farm Progress Show
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa Tuesday to announce a new data collection plan for USDA and comment on recent actions taken by the administration on biofuels. Rollins says USDA’s new Data Modernization Plan is designed to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of …
Vietnam Growing as Market for U.S. Ethanol
Vietnam is growing as a market for U.S. agricultural products, including ethanol, according to a new report from USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service. The United States was the largest supplier of ethanol to Vietnam last year at $4.3 million, with a market share of 58 percent. This year, the International Energy Agency forecasts Vietnam to consume around 2.9 billion gallons of …
USDA Finalizes Regenerative Feedstock Rule
As President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order this week advancing regenerative agriculture, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a final Regenerative Feedstock Rule designed to help farmers voluntarily capture new value from regenerative agricultural practices through biofuel markets. The Regenerative Feedstock Rule establishes a framework to connect regenerative agriculture practices to new markets within the biofuel supply chain for corn, …
USDA Chart Illustrates Ethanol Export Growth
A multi-colored chart from USDA’s Economic Research Service illustrates the growth of U.S. ethanol exports over the last decade, as well as shifting market trends. Ethanol exports hit a record 2.13 billion gallons during the 2024/25 (September–August) corn marketing year, up 23 percent from the previous record year, and more than double the one billion gallons exported ten years ago …
RFA Provides Comments on USDA Data and Analysis
The Renewable Fuels Association provided comments this week to a USDA request for information on opportunities, challenges, and emerging areas in statistical data, analysis, and research, endorsing the agency’s data, analysis and research as the “gold standard” among international statistical agencies for agriculture. “USDA data are critical to the efficient functioning of U.S. and global commodities markets, and the department …
USDA FAS Administrator Confirms Ethanol Exports Unleashed
U.S. ethanol exports hit record levels in 2025 and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service administrator Daniel Whitley told ethanol industry representatives last week that the Trump administration is delivering unprecedented public-private support to keep the momentum going. Speaking at the National Ethanol Conference, Whitley outlined the agency’s three pillars — trade policy, market intelligence, and market development — and highlighted a …
Rollins Shows Support for E15 at Commodity Classic
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins delivered a strong endorsement of biofuels Thursday at the 2026 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, calling on Congress to pass nationwide, year-round E15 legislation as a critical driver of domestic demand for corn, soy and sorghum. Rollins credited President Trump’s first-day declaration of a national energy emergency, which identified biofuels as key to extending …
USDA Secretary Urges Congress to Pass Year-Round E15
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the American Farm Bureau Federation convention for the first time Monday, hitting on key issues being discussed by the nation’s largest general farm organization this week, including the need for nationwide, year-round E15. Rollins says President Trump is arguably the most pro-biofuels leader in history. “While the Trump administration has gone as far …