USGC leaders traveled to Senegal in December to examine the results of recent training and market development programs the USGC has sponsored over the past five years and to learn more about the local agricultural industry and domestic policies.
U.S. Grains Council staff and member representatives visited Lagos and Abuja in November to engage with policymakers and major market players.
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service announced on Jan. 8 that it is now accepting applications from U.S. exporters that wish to join an agribusiness trade mission to New Delhi, India, in April. Ethanol is among the products the mission may address.
Montana has become the 49th state to approve the sale of E15 following updated fuel regulations that went into effect on Jan. 1. The fuel blend, which contains 15 percent ethanol, can now be sold in all states except California.
U.S. Grains Council staff traveled to Turkey in November to support and learn more about the country’s growing interest in aquaculture cultivation and the associated need for corn-fermented protein and high-protein DDGS.
In December, a U.S. Grains Council ethanol delegation traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), to participate in the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Dec. 22 announced that it would reopen two rail crossings in Texas. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor expressed gratitude to biofuel champions on the Hill who helped ensure the crossings were reopened.
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor is urging U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection immediately reopen rail operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, noting that those closures are having a severe impact on agricultural trade with Mexico.
The RFA on Dec. 20 joined dozens of agriculture and other organizations in asking U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to reopen two rail bridges to Mexico, in El Paso and Eagle Pass, that are critical to reaching export markets.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the second half of November. Ethanol production and sales were also up when compared to the same period of last year.
The January issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine addresses the importance of export markets to the U.S. ethanol industry. The issue also provides an update on Clear Flame Engine Technologies and discussion of plant hygiene solutions.
The U.S. Grains Council and the USDA hosted a conference in Japan on Nov. 30 focused on the use of ethanol in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The event attracted more than 90 key Japanese officials, researchers, and industry leaders.
Europe needs a new way to think about biofuels and its contribution to transport de-fossilization—as well as the strategic importance of ethanol production. As the EU enters a new political cycle, there is some cause for optimism.
Still facing obstacles in historically large markets like Brazil and China, exports of U.S. ethanol and distillers grains met expectations in 2023, thanks to their largest customers in North America and myriad small and mid-sized buyers around the world.
A U.S. startup making diesel engines compatible with ethanol is driving toward commercial readiness. The CEO of ClearFlame talks about the market, pilot testing and the haul ahead.
The California Air Resources Board has identified the Low Carbon Fuel Standard as a critical program to help California achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 and to improve air quality in the state, according to the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition.
The U.S. exported 117.09 million gallons of ethanol and 896,708 metric tons of distillers grains in October, according to data released by the USDA on Dec. 6. Exports of both products were up when compared to October 2022.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the first half of November. Ethanol production and sales were also up when compared to the same period of 2022.
U.S. Grains Council staff and member representatives in November visited Lagos and Abuja to engage with policymakers and market players regarding the possibility of Nigeria lifting the current suspension of its E10 mandate.
The USGC was invited by the Latin American Energy Organization to participate in a panel focused on liquid biofuels and their role in decarbonizing transportation during the VIII Energy Week event held in Uruguay.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Nov. 30. The meeting is open to the public, but registration is required.
Valero Energy Corp. released Q3 financial results on Oct. 26, reporting significantly higher earnings and production volumes for its ethanol segment. Renewable diesel sales volumes were also up and the company’s SAF project remains on schedule.
Sheetz is celebrating Thanksgiving week by reducing Unleaded 88 gas prices to $1.99 a gallon at all Sheetz locations that carry this fuel grade in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Growth Energy recently calculated that, to date, American motorists have logged 90 billion miles on E15, proof positive that this more affordable, higher biofuel blend is the right choice for consumers.
A three-person delegation recently visited India from the U.S. to search for new outlets for exports to the fifth-largest market for U.S. ethanol during the 2022/23 marketing year, according to the U.S. Grains Council.
The U.S. Grains Council recently participated in the 10th Global Bioenergy Partnership Bioenergy Week, sharing with 120 bioenergy stakeholders the growing role of fuel ethanol as a transport decarbonization tool across the Asia-Pacific Region.
A high-profile, multi-participant project in Brazil is poised to demonstrate ethanol-to-hydrogen technology.
The U.S. exported 120.49 million gallons of ethanol and 1.03 million metric tons of distillers grains in September, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Nov. 7. Exports of both products were up.
The USDA on Oct. 24 announced it will use $1.3 billion in Commodity Credit Corp. funds to create the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, which aims to assist agricultural groups in marketing their commodities overseas.
The U.S. Grains Council in October conducted a mission to Germany and Poland, aiming to expand support for bioethanol within the European Union and explore potential markets in area.
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