Insights and Stories on Biofuel

U.S. biofuels industry, advocates see hope in Pruitt’s successor

Jul. 6, 2018 at 8:27 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Corn growers and biofuel producers cheered the resignation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt in the hope that his successor may give them more access and fewer threats to reducing domestic requirements. Pruitt led U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to roll back […]

U.S. EPA proposes higher 2019 biofuels mandate

Jun. 27, 2018 at 5:30 am CDT

By Reuters

U.S. EPA won’t force refiners to make up waived biofuels volumes

Jun. 15, 2018 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. biofuels deal reported to be delayed indefinitely

Jun. 5, 2018 at 8:50 pm CDT

By Reuters

U.S. biodiesel lobby drops effort to adjust tax credit

May. 25, 2018 at 8:54 pm CDT

By Michael Hirtzer Tom Polansek

Trump said considering counting ethanol exports toward quotas

May. 9, 2018 at 12:49 am CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of senators on Tuesday he is considering allowing exported ethanol to count toward the volumes mandated under the nation’s biofuels law, a move intended to appease both Big Oil and Big Corn by cutting the refiners’ regulatory costs […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

POET unseats ADM as top global fuel ethanol maker

May. 1, 2018 at 2:54 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Privately held, U.S.-based POET has overtaken industry pioneer and global grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland to become the top ethanol producer in the world, the companies told Reuters. ADM had been the biggest ethanol maker since the U.S. began requiring refiners to mix billions of gallons […]

By Michael Hirtzer

Trump administration weighs high-ethanol fuel waiver to placate farmers

Apr. 11, 2018 at 8:53 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration is considering allowing the sale of a higher-ethanol fuel blend in the summer, a source familiar with the issue said, a move that would placate corn growers worried about the future of U.S. biofuels policy. U.S. President Donald Trump recently met with […]

By Chris Prentice Jarrett Renshaw

Trump seen putting biofuel reform push on ice, for now

Apr. 11, 2018 at 5:07 am CDT

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration will delay any moves to reform the nation’s biofuel policy for about three months, according to three sources briefed on the matter — a decision one of the sources said was meant to shield farmers worried about a potential trade war with […]

By Jarrett Renshaw

Trump pushes for more talks after ‘no deal’ on biofuels

Feb. 27, 2018 at 2:39 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for more talks between representatives of the oil and corn industries after a meeting on Tuesday failed to yield an agreement on how to help refiners cope with the country’s biofuels policy. Trump has called the talks between Big Corn and Big […]

By Jarrett Renshaw