Ismail Dweikat
December 27, 2012
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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Operable U.S. biofuel production capacity expanded slightly in March, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 30. Feedstock consumption was up when compared to the previous month, but down from March 2024.
A notice published in the Federal Register by the U.S. EPA indicates that far fewer parties than originally anticipated have registered with the agency as biointermediate producers under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for May, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in March was down when compared to the same month of last year.
UNICA, the sugarcane industry association, has reported that sugarcane harvesting during the second half of April was impacted by rains. Sugarcane ethanol production was down, but corn ethanol production continued to expand.
A surge in corn kernel fiber as a feedstock is sweeping the industry, driven by incentives for low carbon intensities and EPA-approved testing methods for D3 RIN qualification.