Insights and Stories on Biofuels

Canola seed pours from a combine into a grain cart.

U.S. Senate bill would shrink tax credit for biofuels made from foreign feedstocks

Jun. 16, 2025 at 5:13 pm CDT

U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday proposed a tax bill that would extend a clean fuel tax credit through 2031, but trim 20 per cent of the value of the credit for biofuels made from feedstocks produced outside of the United States.

US oil, biofuel group recommends 5.25 billion gallons in biomass diesel mandates, sources say

Apr. 8, 2025 at 1:10 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters Stephanie Kelly

North American biofuels sector contracts amid trade and policy uncertainty

Mar. 20, 2025 at 1:32 pm CDT

By Ed White Karl Plume Reuters

US oil, biofuel groups unite to urge new Trump EPA to boost biofuel mandates

Feb. 20, 2025 at 9:48 am CST

By Reuters Stephanie Kelly

US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:25 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. farm bill, biofuels and vCOOL among American trends worth watching FCC says

Oct. 25, 2024 at 5:21 pm CDT

Voluntary country of origin labelling (vCOOL) for beef and pork, biofuel tax credit changes, and an impending U.S. farm bill are three U.S. agriculture trends worth watching according to recent analysis from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

By Jeff Melchior

‘Unprecedented’ growth possible for canola demand

Feb. 15, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

The biofuels industry could drive canola demand into unheard of territory in the coming decade, according to one industry expert. 

By Don Norman

Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. CEO Douglas Cole speaks at a news conference at the Manitoba Legislature on Dec. 19 as Manitoba agriculture minister Ron Kostyshyn looks on.

Manitoba earmarks funds for sustainable aviation fuel plant

Dec. 19, 2023 at 2:40 pm CST

Calgary-based firm Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. plans to use Canadian feedstock like soybean and canola oils to produce as much as one billion litres of renewable aviation fuel per year, the news release added.

By Geralyn Wichers

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

Dec. 15, 2023 at 9:44 am CST

Reuters - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby.

By Leah Douglas Reuters Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA denies nearly all biofuel blending exemption petitions

Jul. 14, 2023 at 6:13 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday denied almost all outstanding petitions from oil refiners asking to be exempted from mandates that require them to mix biofuels into their fuel. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has the authority to issue the exemptions, denied 26 […]

By Stephanie Kelly

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