November 5, 2024
BY Katie Schroeder
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U.S. fuel ethanol production was up less than 1% the week ending Dec. 6, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 11. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down nearly 2% and exports were down more than 2%.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2024 and 2025 fuel ethanol production and exports in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Dec. 10. The outlook for 2024 ethanol blending was revised down.
The USDA increased its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Dec. 10. The forecast for season-average corn prices was unchanged.
The USDA on Dec. 6 delivered an interim final rule setting technical guidelines for climate-smart agriculture crops used as biofuel feedstocks to the White House OMB. OMB review marks a final step before a rule is promulgated.
Aemetis Inc. announced on Dec. 10 that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary started producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from its tenth anaerobic digester built to process waste from a dairy in Stanislaus County, California.