November 11, 2013
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released April 10. The expected season-average corn price was unchanged.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Iowa, on April 10 reintroduced legislation to extend the 45Z clean fuel production credit and limit eligibility for the credit to renewable fuels made from domestically sourced feedstocks.
Representatives of the U.S. biofuels industry on April 10 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Treasury and IRFS providing recommendations on how to best implement upcoming 45Z clean fuel production credit regulations.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its 2025 and 2026 forecasts for fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 10. The agency also maintained its outlook for ethanol exports.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 4% the week ending April 4, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 9. Stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by 2% and exports were up 180%.