Ethanol Week - January 4, 2022

Supreme Court consider E15 case during Jan. 7 conference The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to consider whether it will review a July 2, 2021, decision handed down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that vacated a U.S. EPA rule allowing year-round E15 sales during its Jan. 7 conference. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: US biofuel capacity, feedstock consumption up in October U.S. biofuels production capacity expanded to nearly 20.87 billion gallons per year in October, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 30. Feedstock consumption was also up significantly. READ MORE SHARE
	DOE issues new RFI on renewable fuel scale-up, demonstration The DOE is seeking input from biofuels producers and technology developers about their readiness to scale certain process technologies. The agency is also interested in learning how existing first-generation biofuel indsutries can be leveraged. READ MORE SHARE
Kentucky begins Renewable Chemical Production Program Kentucky companies can now apply for the state’s Renewable Chemical Production Program. The program incentivizes the production of more than 30 specified chemicals derived from biomass feedstocks. Applications must be filed by Jan. 15, 2022. READ MORE SHARE
EIA: Ethanol production up 1%, stocks down slightly U.S. ethanol production expanded by nearly 1 percent the week ending Dec. 24, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Dec. 29. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly. READ MORE SHARE
	USDA awards fiscal year 2022 market development funds to USGC USDA FAS in December awarded fiscal year 2022 funding to more than 60 U.S. agricultural organizations to help expand commercial export markets for U.S. goods. The U.S. Grains Council was awarded more than $9.69 million to support its work. READ MORE SHARE
Corn use for fuel ethanol production up in October The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for December, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in October was up significantly from both the previous month and the same period of 2020. READ MORE SHARE
USDA expects no actions under Feedstocks Flexibility Program The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. announced Dec. 23 that it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2021, which runs from Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022. READ MORE SHARE
Poet takes on climate challenge in 2021, looks ahead to 2022 A 40 percent increase in biofuel production capacity, an on-site solar farm and a company roadmap to net carbon neutrality highlighted a year focused on sustainability for Poet, the world’s largest biofuel producer. READ MORE SHARE
RFA ends landmark 40th year growing even stronger The RFA closesd out its yearlong 40th anniversary celebration the final week of 2021. The organization welcomed more than 20 new members during the year. The RFA's anniversary activities also included a series of profiles and a video released at NEC. READ MORE SHARE