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The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

By GFM Network News November 30, 2017

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it will require fuel companies to blend slightly more biofuels into the nation’s gasoline and diesel next year, angering oil refiners who view them as a competitive threat. The announcement follows weeks of lobbying by Midwestern lawmakers and representatives of the corn industry who wanted […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

By GFM Network News October 20, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has backed off a series of proposed changes to the nation’s biofuels policy after a massive backlash from corn-state lawmakers worried the moves would undercut ethanol demand, according to a letter from the agency to lawmakers seen by Reuters. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said in […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uphill climb

By GFM Network News September 27, 2017

CNS Canada — Bearish headwinds facing the canola market may have gotten slightly worse, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it was considering cuts to biofuel requirements in U.S. fuel. The EPA said Tuesday it was looking for feedback on proposed reductions to the renewable fuel obligations in the 2018 and 2019 Renewable Fuel […] Read more

Corn, Reuters

Court decision may boost biofuels, hit refiners

By GFM Network News July 28, 2017

New York / Reuters – The U.S. government may have to require more biofuels to be blended into the country’s fuel supply after a court ruled on Friday that the mandates must be reconsidered, a decision that boosted renewable fuel credits to seven-month highs on financial markets. The decision sank stock prices of independent refiners […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. proposes cutting biofuels requirements due to ‘market realities’

By GFM Network News July 6, 2017

New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed reducing the volumes of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel in 2018, in a move that could mark the first step towards a broader overhaul to the controversial energy policy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal marked a slight decline […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

White House still weighing U.S. biofuels program change

By GFM Network News March 7, 2017

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of a key change to U.S. biofuels policy requested by oil refiners and Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and special advisor on regulations to President Donald Trump, a White House official said Monday. The administration has no position “either way on this issue at […] Read more

RFA CEO Bob Dinneen, shown here last March in New Orleans, has said the group is optimistic for biofuel’s prospects under a Trump administration. (EthanolRFA.org)

Crops, Reuters

Ethanol group, Icahn clash over details of U.S. biofuel negotiation

By GFM Network News March 3, 2017

New York | Reuters — The head of the Renewable Fuels Association says billionaire investor Carl Icahn told him last week U.S. President Donald Trump was about to issue an order overhauling the U.S. biofuels program — something both Icahn and the White House have denied. Confusion over Trump’s plans for the Renewable Fuel Standard […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Markets

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

By GFM Network News March 2, 2017

CNS Canada — Canola cash prices notched gains with recent news out of the U.S., but the market remains rangebound, and near-term support is likely to run dry. Canola cash prices were supported by a two-day rally in the futures, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, but crushers have widened out the basis for nearby […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises amid biofuel uncertainty

By GFM Network News March 1, 2017

CNS Canada — ICE Futures Canada canola contracts recorded substantial gains during the week ended Wednesday, on speculation the Trump administration would alter biofuel regulations in the U.S., which sparked a flurry of buying. So far the specifics of any changes have yet to be announced, but already some in the industry believe the U.S. […] Read more

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news

By Julie Ingwersen, GFM Network News March 1, 2017

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday and soyoil futures climbed about four per cent on prospects for changes to the U.S. renewable fuels policy that could boost demand for corn-based ethanol and soy biodiesel, traders said. Both markets pared gains following a White House statement that no executive order was in […] Read more

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Tag Archives biofuel

U.S. EPA ups biofuel targets slightly

U.S. EPA abandons changes to biofuel program

ICE weekly outlook: Canola facing uphill climb

Court decision may boost biofuels, hit refiners

U.S. proposes cutting biofuels requirements due to ‘market realities’

White House still weighing U.S. biofuels program change

Ethanol group, Icahn clash over details of U.S. biofuel negotiation

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises amid biofuel uncertainty

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news

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