The U.S. exported 128.42 million gallons of ethanol and 962,592 tons of distillers grain in June, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Aug. 2. Exports of both products were both down when compared to June 2018.
The Andersons Inc. released second quarter financial results Aug. 7, reporting that its ethanol group remained profitable during the three-month period. Ethanol earnings, however, were down significantly due to the poor margin environment.
South Dakota Farmers Union, together with leaders from 13 South Dakota agriculture organizations, sat down with Gregory Sopkin, U.S. EPA Regional Administrator for District Eight Aug. 1 to discuss farm challenges and higher ethanol blends.
During an Aug. 6 earnings call, Green Plains officials discussed progress with the Project 24 initiative, criticized Trump's EPA and trade policies for harming the ethanol industry, and indicated the company continues to explore the sale of assets.
Advanced Bioenergy LLC announced Aug. 5 an agreement to sell its two corn ethanol plants in South Dakota to Glacial Lakes Energy LLC for $47.5 million plus the value of ABE inventory at the time of closing.
Utilizing Market Access Program and Agricultural Trade Program funds, the U.S. Grains Council's Mexico office has invested in marketing U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) through strategic feeding trials in southeast Mexico.
Growth Energy announced Aug. 2 that Nathan VanderGriend has been elected to the organization's board of directors. VanderGriend is the president and CEO of ERI Solutions Inc. He also oversees Paragon NDT LLC.
A recent report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service's Global Agricultural Information Network discusses the current use of biofuels in the European Union and the potential for increased use in the future.
The U.S. EPA submitted its final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks to the White House Office of Management and Budget on Aug. 2.
Pacific Ethanol president and said the company's second quarter crush margin improved, but the industry is still suffering from oversupply.
FROM THE JULY ISSUE: Editor Lisa Gibson previews the magazine, including feature articles about Nebraska's importance to the ethanol industry, a review of the 2019 Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo, and more.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Assessing boiler upgrade, retrofit and replacement considerations.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Finances, technology, streamlined processes and more take the stage at FEW 2019.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: In Nebraska, ethanol, cattle and agriculture are intertwined, with major impacts on the state's economy.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Nations around the globe need to follow Brazil, U.S.'s lead in ethanol adoption to lower GHG emissions.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: An inside look at President Trump's June visit to SIRE celebrating year-round E15.
OPINION: Adding E15 into the mix: one retailer's experience
By Cassie Mullen, director of market development at the Renewable Fuels Association
August 01, 2019
RFA's Cassie Mullen and Nathaniel Doddridge, director of fuels for Cassey's General Store, discuss Casey's experience with E15. Cassey's currently offers E15 at 125 of its locations, with plans for up to an additional 60 locations by the end of 2019.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production and sales remained relatively high during the first half of July. Sugar production and the volume of sugarcane processed during the period, however, were down.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. released second quarter financial results Aug. 1, reporting earnings for its bioproducts segment were down significantly due to continued negative ethanol industry margins caused by ample inventory and lower exports.
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works passed the America's Transportation Infrastructure Act on July 30. The bill does not currently address ethanol, but Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a member of the committee, is trying to change that.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Emissions testing reforms needed to reduce misinformation about ethanol.
A leading feed mill in Ireland has upped its inclusion rate of U.S. DDGS thanks to the U.S. Grains Council's work to promote the benefits of the feed ingredient in swine diets, adding 75,000 metric tons in additional demand annually.
The EPA held a hearing July 31 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to gather public input on its proposed rule to set 2020 RVOs and the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel under the RFS. Representatives from a wide range of biofuel groups testified at the event.
An agriculture and biofuels coalition has filed a petition asking the court to lift a stay it placed on joint petition filed in 2018 that urged the EPA to revise its RFS regulations for setting annual RVOs to account for retroactively issued SREs.
FROM THE AUGUST ISSUE: Celebrating year-round E15, U.S. Water and Kurita join forces, and Berry named new NEB administrator.
U.S. ethanol exports for industrial uses to India and South Korea reached records in the 2017/2018 marketing and are on pace to achieve those records again in the current marketing year, with potential for dramatic future growth, according to USGC.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report with data from May, reporting that corn consumed for fuel ethanol was up from the previous month, but down when compared to May 2018.
The RFA is once again partnering with the Buffalo Chip Campground to host the 79th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, scheduled for Aug. 2-11 in Sturgis, South Dakota. A custom RFA ethanol bike design by Paul Jr. Designs will be at the event.
Crop improvement company Benson Hill Biosystems has entered into a partnership with Brownseed Genetics, a Wisconsin-based seed breeder of new corn hybrids that are higher in both oil content and essential amino acids.
The Renewable Fuels Association has invited U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to visit an ethanol plant as a follow-up to his July 29 tour of Monroe Energy's oil refinery in Trainer, Pennsylvania.
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