June 27, 2017
BY Lisa Gibson
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U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by nearly 4% the week ending April 3, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 8. Ethanol stocks were up slightly while exports of fuel ethanol expanded by 65%.
Representatives of the U.S. biofuel industry were among more than 450 parties that weighed in on the Internal Revenue Service’s proposed 45Z clean fuel production credit regulations ahead of an April 6 deadline.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2026 and 2027 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released April 7. The forecasts for 2027 ethanol exports and consumption were revised up.
Over 50 state ag groups and eight national organizations sent a letter to the International Trade Commission on March 31 urging the agency to revoke the countervailing duty orders on imports of phosphate fertilizer from Morrocco.
The USDA on April 1 delivered a final rule to establish “technical guidelines for the production of regenerative agricultural biofuel feedstocks” to the White House Office of Management and Budget, where it will undergo interagency review.