Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor discusses the organization's 2025 achievements and looks forward to what's to come in 2026.
Andrea Kent, past president and board director of Renewable Industries Canada, highlights the need for strong biofuel policy on both sides of the border.
Global maritime shippers, new stakeholder groups and cutting-edge engine makers are realizing ethanol-based marine opportunities.
Growth Energy on Feb. 5called on lawmakers to act swiftly on E15 following another disappointing farm income forecast from the USDA. Adoption of year-round E15 could boost demand for corn by up to 2.4 billon bushels.
Forty farm and agricultural groups, and growing, on Feb. 5 launched the Agricultural Coalition for the United-States-Mexico-Canda Agreement, underscoring the accord’s vital role as an economic engine for the U.S. farm economy
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol production was up significantly during the second half of December. Ethanol sales for the full month were downs slightly when compared to the same period of 2024.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 14% the week ending Jan. 30, falling to the lowest level reported since April 2024, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Feb. 4. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 1% and exports were up 38%.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the U.S. has signed another agreement on reciprocal trade, this one with El Salvador. According to USGBC, DDGS exports to the country are up 98%.
The U.S. exported 211.33 million gallons of ethanol and 933,557 metric tons of distillers grains in November, according to data released by the USDA on Jan. 29. Ethanol exports were up but distillers grains exports were down.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Jan. 30 signed a reciprocal trade agreement with Guatemala. Under the agreement, Guatemala will implement a E10 blend mandate and endeavor to purchase at least 50 MMgy of U.S. ethanol
According to data released on Jan. 29 by the Census Bureau, 2025 U.S. ethanol exports through November totaled 1.96 billion gallons, already surpassing annual shipments of 1.94 billion gallons in 2024.
The EU’s decision to safeguard sensitive agricultural sectors such as ethanol and sugar against additional tariff removal in the EU-India trade deal sends a clear signal about the strategic importance of domestic renewable ethanol production.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell slightly the week ending Jan. 23, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 28. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol fell by 1% and exports were down 28%.
USGBC Chairman Mark Wilson, USGBC President and CEO Ryan LeGrand, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor and RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper traveled to Ottawa in January meet with Canadian officials and leaders in the energy and transportation sectors.
Fuel ethanol production fell 6% the week ending Jan. 16, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 22. Weekly ending stocks of fuel ethanol were up 5% and exports expanded by 83%.
The New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board on Jan. 22 unanimously adopted regulations implementing a Clean Transportation Fuel Program, making New Mexico the fourth U.S. state to adopt a clean fuel standard.
The House on Jan. 22 rejected efforts to include language allowing year-round sales of E15 in an appropriations package expected to advance later in the day. Instead, lawmakers indicated plans to launch a new “Rural Domestic Energy Council.”
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced ethanol sales were up during the first half of December. Sugarcane processing and ethanol production for the current harvest season continue to trend lower than the previous year.
The planned merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern hit a snag on Jan. 16 when the Surface Transportation Board issued a unanimous decision finding that the merger application is incomplete.
A new corn supply study released on Jan. 21 underscores the need to develop new markets to underpin farm income and rural economies. The study was commissioned by the IRFA and ICGA and conducted by Decision Innovation Solutions.
More than 25 years of talking and tweaking have not improved the EU-Mercosur agreement, which remains a bad deal not just for the European renewable ethanol sector but for European farmers and rural economies, according to ePURE.
In comments submitted on Jan. 15 to Environment and Climate Change Canada, the RFA expressed strong support for Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations and shared its view on potential amendments to the program.
U.S. fuel ethanol production expanded by 9%, reaching a record high 1.196 million barrels per day the week ending Jan. 9, according to data released by the U.S, EIA on Jan. 14. Stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by more than 3% and exports were up 5%.
The U.S. EIA currently expects U.S. ethanol production volumes to expand in 2027, according to the agency’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook. The agency, however, revised down its forecast for 2026 ethanol production.
Iowa’s ethanol plants produced 4.6 billion gallons of ethanol in 2025, matching its output level from the past two years, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. Total U.S. ethanol production, however, continued to grow.
Bioethanol was showcased for use in on-road, aviation and maritime applications during COP30 in Brazil.
The U.S. exported 185.03 million gallons of ethanol and 1.07 million metric tons of distillers grains in October, according to date released by the USDA on Jan. 8. Exports of both products were up when compared to the previous month.
U.S. ethanol production fell by 2% the week ending Jan. 2, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 7. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 3% while exports fell by nearly 24%.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has released data showing sugarcane processing was down during the second half of November. Ethanol sales for the full month were also down when compared to November 2024.
Ethanol accounted for 11.06% of the nation’s gasoline in October, marking the first time in history that the monthly ethanol “blend rate” has topped 11%, according to newly released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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