Insights and Stories on Biofuel

Canola’s rally pushes cash prices higher

Mar. 2, 2017 at 5:51 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canola cash prices notched gains with recent news out of the U.S., but the market remains rangebound, and near-term support is likely to run dry. Canola cash prices were supported by a two-day rally in the futures, said Mike Jubinville of ProFarmer Canada, but crushers have widened […]

ICE weekly outlook: Canola rises amid biofuel uncertainty

Mar. 1, 2017 at 5:12 pm CST

By Dave Sims

U.S. grains: Corn, soyoil climb on biofuels news

Feb. 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm CST

By Julie Ingwersen

White House denies Trump order on biofuels program

Feb. 28, 2017 at 4:01 pm CST

By Chris Prentice

U.S. ethanol sector pumped on Trump

Feb. 22, 2017 at 3:01 pm CST

By Jade Markus

U.S. grains: Soyoil jumps on new U.S. biofuel targets

Nov. 23, 2016 at 5:32 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soyoil futures surged nearly seven per cent on Wednesday after the U.S. government released final requirements for biofuel use for next year, analysts said. The strength in soyoil lifted soybeans, but CBOT wheat closed lower and corn was narrowly mixed, pressured by […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. ups biofuel requirements in win for Big Corn

Nov. 23, 2016 at 11:58 am CST

New York | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday announced finalized targets for biofuel use for next year, requiring that energy companies blend 19.28 billion gallons of renewables into the nation’s fuel supply. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a statement set the target for conventional biofuel, or ethanol, […]

By Reuters

U.S. biodiesel executives plead guilty over fraud scheme

Oct. 12, 2016 at 10:28 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — Two men pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Wednesday to conspiracy, fraud and making false statements related to the U.S. government’s controversial policy designed to boost use of renewable fuels, according to court documents. The case comes in the last four weeks of a […]

By Reuters

Trump biofuel proposals echo those of backer Icahn

Sep. 16, 2016 at 10:29 am CDT

New York | Reuters — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to weigh into a debate over a controversial U.S. biofuels program with a proposal that would back the position of billionaire investor Carl Icahn, one of his wealthiest backers. In a factsheet on economic policy, the Trump […]

By Chris Prentice

Clinton campaign studying alternative to U.S. ethanol mandate

Aug. 3, 2016 at 4:08 pm CDT

Washington/San Francisco | Reuters — Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s campaign has solicited advice from California regulators on how to revamp a federal regulation requiring biofuels such as corn-based ethanol be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply, according to campaign and state officials. The move is the clearest sign […]

By Rory Carroll Valerie Volcovici