UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced that the volume of sugarcane processed during the first half of May was consistent with the same period of 2023. Ethanol production was up slightly, and sales were up significantly.
USGC and CEO Ryan LeGrand took the stage in Paris at the IEA’s Summit for Clean Cooking in Africa to encourage Sub-Saharan policymakers to unlock supply chain bottlenecks to bring ethanol to the marketplace for clean cooking.
The USGC, Latin American Energy Organization and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture have partnered to train government officials and industry and refinery representatives on the benefits of ethanol.
The USDA expanded its outlook for 2024 ethanol exports in its latest quarterly Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade report, released May 29. The agency now expects ethanol exports to reach $4 billion in 2024, up $400 million from the February outlook.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration on May 28 announced the renewal of its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. The agency is also seeking nominations for committee membership.
ePURE has announced the release of new research that points to 100% renewable Superethanol-E85 as a viable replacement for fossil fuels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions produced by transport.
To further the export growth of U.S. DDGS, the USGC and the North Dakota Corn Council in May led a group of East and West African industry stakeholders on a tour of U.S. production facilities and the transportation supply chain.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the second half of April. Ethanol production from both sugarcane and corn feedstocks was also up during the two-week period.
The U.S. Grains Council in April organized two major marketing conferences promoting U.S. corn fermented protein (CFP) and distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in South Korea and Taiwan.
The aquaculture sector around the world continues to grow, and the U.S. Grains Council is working to create further awareness of the use of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn fermented protein (CFP) in the feed being used.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up nearly 4% the week ending May 10, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on May 15. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 1% and exports were down 49%.
In April, the U.S. Grains Council led a group of Japanese journalists interested in biofuel production on a tour of several U.S. ethanol plants and organized meetings with supply chain leaders and policymakers.
US ethanol and SAF industry leaders seek to intervene in legal challenge to EU SAF regulation
By Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the U.S. Grains Council
May 03, 2024
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for SAF.
The U.S. Grains Council’s Southeast Asia and Oceania team recently participated in two leading bioenergy conferences in the region, underscoring the pertinent role ethanol can play in emerging new-use areas for transportation decarbonization.
The U.S. exported 159.31 million gallons of ethanol and 1.06 million metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 2. Exports of both products were up when compared to both the previous month and March 2023.
In April, U.S. Grains Council member representatives, USGC Chairman Brent Boydston and Jake Comer, Growth Energy’s vice president of market development, joined organization staff in South Korea for the USDA’s Agricultural Trade Mission (ATM).
Renewable Fuels Month highlights the importance of renewable biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, especially for Nebraskans, according to Fueled by Nebraska, a partnership of Nebraska biofuel and ag organizations.
As part of the USGC’s strategy to support the initiation of the ethanol-gasoline blending program in Costa Rica, the group participated in a technical workshop in San Jose, Costa Rica, that focused on ethanol and vehicle compatibility.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai on April 17 discussed efforts to increase market access for U.S. ethanol in Brazil during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Finance focused on the Biden administration’s 2024 trade policy agenda.
A record volume of sugarcane was processed during Brazil’s recently completed 2023-’24 harvest season, according to UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association. Ethanol production also set a new record, with a significant boost from corn.
Following the success of a November 2023 program in Nigeria, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) returned to the country in March to continue engagement with local stakeholders as the interest in E10 use in Nigeria’s fuel mix continues to grow.
The Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council and Growth Energy in April jointly submitted comments within the Brazilian Chamber of Foreign Trade (CAMEX) regarding the Brazilian tariff on imported U.S. ethanol.
The U.S Energy Information Administration increased its forecast for 2024 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 9. The 2024 and 2025 forecasts for fuel ethanol blending were reduced.
While some critics wrote off E85 years ago as a “dead fuel,” the blend is alive and kicking. In fact, E85 has never been more popular with drivers of flex fuel vehicles (FFVs), with record sales reported last year in both California and Minnesota.
As part of its efforts to promote decarbonization, the U.S. Grains Council is increasing its focus on market opportunities for ethanol outside the transportation sector.
The University of Missouri’s FAPRI in March released a report featuring 10-year baseline projections for U.S. agricultural markets that predicts a modest increase in ethanol production and lower corn prices over the next decade.
In March, USGC representatives Isabelle Ausdal, regional ethanol manager for the EU, U.K. and Canada, and Growth Energy’s Chris Bliley, senior vice president of regulatory affairs, visited Ottawa, Canada, to promote increased ethanol blending.
The U.S. exported 139.02 million gallons of ethanol and 986,337 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 4. Exports of both products were up when compared to February 2023.
The U.S. Grains Council is soliciting applications for its seven Advisory Teams (A-Teams) to serve the 2024-2026 term. One of the A-Teams focuses exclusively on ethanol. Applications are due April 30.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing during the first half of March was up significantly when compared to the same period of last year. Ethanol production and sales were also up.
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