April 13, 2026
BY Renewable Fuels Association
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Reps. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., and Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., on March 27 introduced the Biobased Materials Investment and Production Act, which aims to create tax incentives to support the production of biobased chemicals and materials.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2025-’26 corn use in ethanol production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released April 9. The estimated season-average corn price received by produced was raised slightly.
MN Bio-Fuel is encouraging fuel retailers to apply for new grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation Bio-Fuels Infrastructure Program to expand access to E15, also known as Unleaded 88.
On April 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Montana State Director Bill Warden announced the agency is investing in the future of Montana’s biofuel industry through Beaverhead Tourism Council in Dillon, Montana.
The USDA on April 7 announced it has awarded six grants worth a combined $4.17 million under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program to support expanded ethanol and biodiesel availability and use in Iowa.