Illinois State Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, discusses SB 1556 during a subject matter hearing held by the Illinois Senate Committee on Energy and Public Utilities. / SOURCE: Office of Illinois Sen. Dave Koehler
March 27, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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The U.S. exported 138.75 million gallons of ethanol and 849,645 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 3. Exports of both products were down when compared to February 2024.
Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on April 3 led a bipartisan group of colleagues in asking President Donald Trump to exercise emergency waiver authority to permit the continued nationwide availability of E15 this summer.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, released data showing corn ethanol production continued to grow during the first half of March. Ethanol sales were down when compared to the same period of last year.
Speakers at the 30th annual National Ethanol Conference reflected on the ethanol industry’s past, discussed ethanol’s current impact and looked toward the industry’s future under a new Trump administration.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 1% the week ending March 28, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 2. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 3% and exports were down 62%.