Insights and Stories on EPA

ICE weekly outlook: Canola will follow soyoil up or down

Jun. 14, 2023 at 8:01 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Although canola prices have been somewhat erratic over the last weeks, they along with other oilseeds have generally rebounded, according to trader Ken Ball of PI Financial in Winnipeg. Ball commented there has been a good amount of short-covering in soyoil at the Chicago Board of Trade, as […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather market for soy, corn

Jun. 14, 2023 at 4:40 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Bunge expects U.S. renewable diesel capacity of about five billion gallons by 2024

Dec. 7, 2022 at 2:57 am CST

By Tom Polansek

U.S. EPA proposes revamp of biofuel program to include EVs

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

U.S. grains: Soy snaps win streak on disappointing biofuel mandates

Dec. 1, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

By Rod Nickel

U.S. EPA ordered to reassess glyphosate impact on health, environment

Jun. 17, 2022 at 8:18 pm CDT

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at whether glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer’s Roundup herbicide, poses unreasonable risks to humans and the environment. In a 3-0 decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals […]

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. EPA sets 2020-2022 biofuel mandates, denies refiners waivers

Jun. 3, 2022 at 7:06 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued biofuel blending mandates for 2022 and the prior two years — with this year’s number below one proposed in December — while denying oil refiners waivers to be exempt from the requirements. The EPA set biofuel blending […]

By Jarrett Renshaw Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA proposal likes canola oil for renewable fuel

May. 5, 2022 at 10:24 am CDT

Canola has another feather in its cap — one which is expected to put more money in farmers’ pockets. In a ‘proposed decision’ released in April the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized canola oil’s value as an environment-friendly alternative to fossil-based fuel — a move that’s expected to add […]

By Allan Dawson

U.S. EPA allows temporary summer sales of higher-ethanol fuel

Apr. 29, 2022 at 7:51 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency waiver for a higher-ethanol gasoline blend on Friday, allowing summertime sales of the fuel in an attempt to help lower gasoline prices at the pump. The move represents a temporary win for the biofuels industry and corn […]

By Stephanie Kelly

U.S. EPA reviewing dicamba over crop damage claims

Dec. 21, 2021 at 3:47 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether dicamba herbicide can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton plants genetically engineered to resist the chemical, without the procedure posing “unreasonable risks” to other crops, an agency official said Tuesday. Farmers and scientists for years have reported […]

By Tom Polansek

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