Insights and Stories on Biodiesel

U.S. grains: Soyoil leads soybean complex higher

Mar. 23, 2021 at 6:15 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures climbed on Tuesday, led by rising soybean oil as global edible oil supplies tighten. Corn futures also moved higher, as traders weighed Brazil’s late-planted second crop against beneficial rains in Argentina. Wheat followed the markets higher, despite much-needed rainfall across the U.S. Plains […]

New greening programs planned for ag alongside carbon tax hike

Dec. 14, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

U.S. fuel industry frazzled as EPA misses biofuel volumes deadline

Nov. 30, 2020 at 7:59 pm CST

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. oil refiners press on renewable diesel for Canadian market

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:20 am CDT

By Laura Sanicola Rod Nickel

Trump’s ag department sets 30 per cent biofuel goal for 2050

Feb. 20, 2020 at 11:19 am CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Palm oil 101: Sought-after crop holds sway over oilseed trade

Dec. 31, 2019 at 2:25 am CST

MarketsFarm — Palm oil may be grown halfway around the world in conditions much different than on the Canadian Prairies, but the outsized influence of the crop on world oilseed markets makes it an important factor to watch when considering canola prices. Indonesia and Malaysia are the world’s largest producers […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Soy, corn, wheat rise for fourth straight day

Dec. 17, 2019 at 5:14 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rose for the fourth session in a row on Tuesday, hitting their highest level since Nov. 8, following the soyoil market’s rally to its highest in nearly two years, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also extended their winning streaks as funds unwound […]

By Mark Weinraub

U.S. biodiesel industry struggles without subsidy

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:33 pm CST

New York | Reuters — When John Whittington shut his Indiana biodiesel plant this week, he knew the move would leave all 14 of his workers there looking for jobs heading into the U.S. holiday season. But he felt he had no choice. A $1-per-gallon subsidy that had been propping […]

By Stephanie Kelly

Grains, oilseeds not included in Greens’ plans for biofuel

Oct. 20, 2019 at 4:44 pm CDT

The federal Green Party’s plan to move Canada to zero emissions by 2050 supports the near-term use of plant-based biofuels — “but not from food that could otherwise feed Canadians.” Ahead of Monday’s federal election, the party released a climate action plan dubbed “Mission: Possible” that would ban the use […]

By GFM Staff

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

Sep. 16, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has tentatively approved a plan to increase the amount of biofuels that oil refiners are required to blend each year to compensate for exemptions handed out to small refiners by the Environmental Protection Agency, two sources familiar with the matter said. […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

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