
TARGETING SUSTAINABILITY: This station in Nakagawa, Japan, tests an E7 blend as the country heads toward increased ethanol content in its fuel. PHOTO: US GRAINS & BIOPRODUCTS COUNCIL
April 6, 2026
BY Katie Schroeder
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At the recent CMA Shipping conference in Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Senior Manager of Global Ethanol Export Development Ankit Chandra engaged with stakeholders across the alcohol fuels ecosystem.
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 National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center has appointed Praveen Vadlani to lead it into a new era.
From work to reconnect with China to new export destinations around the world, the global opportunity for U.S. ethanol and DDGS is unlike ever before.
The U.S. exported 209.87 million gallons of ethanol and 919,855 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 2. Exports of both products were up when compared to February 2025.