Old crop corn stocks on hand as of Sept. 1, 2025, were at 4.53 billion bushels, down 13% when compared to the same time last year, according to the USDA NASS’s latest quarterly Grain Stocks report, released Sept. 30.
Total operable U.S. biofuel production capacity fell slightly in July, with declines for biodiesel and renewable diesel. Ethanol capacity was up slightly and total feedstock consumption was up 2% when compared to June.
Conestoga Energy on Sept. 30 announced the submission of its full Class VI permit application to the U.S. EPA for its CCUS project, which is located near the company’s Bonanza BioEnergy ethanol plant in Kansas.
The RFA on Sept. 30 elected officers and its board of directors for the 2026 fiscal year at its annual membership meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kansas, was elected chairman.
LanzaJet Inc. has been awarded more than $13 million (£10 million) from the U.K. Department for Transport’s Advanced Fuels Fund to accelerate development of Project Speedbird, a major SAF biorefinery in Teesside, U.K.
The California Air Resources Board has announced it will hold a virtual public workshop on Oct. 14 to discuss introducing E15 fuel blends in California. The agency will also open a public docket for written comments.
Germany-based Verbio SE on Sept. 25 announced the company produced a record 1.2 million metric tons of biodiesel and ethanol during its recently concluded 2024-’25 fiscal year. Biomethane production reached 1,190 gigawatt hours (GWh).
As the global race to decarbonize aviation intensifies, new research from PA Consulting reveals the significant benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), with 83% of U.S. respondents believing SAF holds promise for job creation.
POET on Sept. 26 announced it has completed the previously announced acquisition of a 120 MMgy ethanol plant located in Rives, Tennessee, from Green Plains Inc. The facility is now known as POET Bioprocessing – Obion.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. has achieved the target performance of over 99.5% ethanol purity by volume at a pilot plant for membrane dehydration systems installed at MHI's Nagasaki Carbon Neutral Park.
LanzaJet Inc. on Sept. 23 announced it has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan-based Kazmunaygas (KMG) to advance the country’s first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project featuring LanzJet’s ATJ technology.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for September, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in July was down approximately 6% when compared to the same month of last year.
The STB on Sept. 24 published a notice announcing its intent to renew the charter of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee, which serves as forum to discuss issues related to rail transportation of energy products.
An overwhelming majority of corn growers from across the United States say that the nation’s farm economy is possibly already in a crisis or on the brink of one, according to a new survey released Sept. 17 by the NCGA.
U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Multilateral Ethanol Policy Manager Linda Schmid recently traveled to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to participate in a conference hosted by the American Coalition for Ethanol.
The International Air Transport Association, in partnership with Worley Consulting, has published a study demonstrating that sufficient SAF feedstock exists to enable the airline industry to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 3% the week ending Sept. 19, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 24. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 4% and exports were up 9%.
The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board on Sept. 22 kicked off a public hearing to gather public input on a proposed rule to implement the state’s Clean Transportation Fuel Program. The hearing could continue through November.
Highlighting the downturn in the farm economy, the president of the NCGA and leaders from 17 state corn grower groups sent an open letter to congressional leaders on Sept. 16, calling on them to pass E15 legislation.
European ethanol biorefineries produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2024, according to audited data released on Sept. 9 by ePURE, the European renewable ethanol association. ePURE members represent 85% of EU installed ethanol capacity.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was up during the second half of August. Total ethanol production remains lower than last year, but corn ethanol production continues to trend higher.
Kemin Industries on Sept. 23 announced the acquisition of CJ Youtell Biotech, the enzymes and fermentation subsidiary of CJ Bio. This strategic move strengthens Kemin’s position as a global leader in enzyme innovation.
Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins and Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Luke J. Lindberg, have announced an aggressive three-point plan that will support American agricultural producers and exporters.
oneworld alliance and member airlines, in partnership with Breakthrough Energy Ventures, on Sept. 17 announced the launch of a new investment fund designed to address the limited availability and high cost of today's SAF.
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Sept. 17 advanced a pipeline safety bill that, in part, aims to require the development of minimum safety standards for the transportation and temporary storage of CO2 in its gaseous state.
Frontier Infrastructure Holdings LLC on Sept. 22 announced a strategic partnership with Gevo Inc. and its Verity platform to deliver North America's first fully integrated carbon management platform for ethanol producers.
U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council Senior Director of Global Strategies Kurt Shultz traveled to India to build end-user interest in purchasing U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS), which so far do not have market access in the country.
Iowa’s cost-share Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program recently awarded $1.86 million in grants for 48 applicants to add biofuels to retail sites. Four applications expand B11 availability and 44 expand E15 availability.
Gevo Inc. and HAUSH Ltd., a European-based leader in renewable energy projects, have entered into an agreement to explore developing ethanol and ethanol-to-jet (ETJ) facilities and business opportunities in Europe.
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 18 released data showing 1.79 million RINs were generated under the RFS in August, down from 2.16 billion generated during the same month of 2024. Total RIN generation for the first eight months of 2025 reached 15.1 billion
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