
NCERC’S VISION: The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center has appointed a new executive director—Praveen Vadlani. PHOTO: HOWARD ASH, PHOTOGRAPHER, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE
April 3, 2026
BY Luke Geiver
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The Iowa Department of Revenue has released the 2025 Retailers Motor Fuel Gallons Annual Report, showing E15 sales increased 60% in only one year to over 410 million gallons sold. At the end of 2025, almost half of Iowa fuel stations offered E15.
The USDA’s Commodity Credit Corp. on March 25 announced it does not expect to purchase and sell sugar under the Feedstock Flexibility Program for crop year 2025, which runs from Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026.
The USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service on March 31 announced it will not make any new grant awards under the Rural Energy for America Program until it updates program regulations to comply with Executive Order 14315.
A recent industry survey provides a snapshot of the corn kernel fiber production segment, including factors in decision-making, operational details, production volumes and more.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by nearly 4% the week ending March 27, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 1. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down more than 4% and exports expanded by 3%.