December 30, 2016
BY Sean Broderick, CHS
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More than 500 international buyers and end-users of coarse grains and their co-products from more than 50 countries arrived in Seattle in mid-October for Export Exchange 2026. The event is cosponsored by the USGBC, Growth Energy and RFA.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 1% the week ending Oct. 9, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 15. Stocks of fuel ethanol were also up 1% while exports fell by 27%.
As carbon intensity (CI) becomes increasingly important to the value of renewable fuels, the industry is facing a new challenge: making carbon accounting more interoperable between countries, without the adoption of a single, identical model.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2026 and 2027 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 6. The forecasts for ethanol blending and exports were also unchanged.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 5% the week ending Oct. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Oct. 7. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down nearly 1% and exports expanded by 17%.