June 24, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
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The USDA on June 26 launched a RFI seeking public comments on procedures for quantifying, reporting and verifying the effect of climate-smart farming practices on the GHG emissions associated with U.S.-grown biofuel feedstocks.
Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions by an average of 79.1% compared to fossil fuels in 2023, according to newly certified data.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing dipped slightly during the second half of May. Ethanol production and sales, however, continued to trend above last year.
The U.S. Grains Council’s regional office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa held its second Buyers’ and Sellers’ Conference in Mombasa, Kenya in June to establish commercial connections between U.S. feed grain exporters and African importers.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released June 12. The overall 2024-’25 U.S corn outlook was also unchanged relative to last month.