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Trump’s EPA sides with farmers over refiners on biofuel waivers

By Stephanie Kelly, GFM Network News September 15, 2020

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration said on Monday it rejected scores of requests from U.S. oil refiners for waivers that would have retroactively spared them from their obligation to blend biofuels like ethanol into their fuel, delivering a win for farmers and a blow to the oil industry just ahead of the […] Read more

Valero Energy’s ethanol plant at Aurora, S.D., about 90 km north of Sioux Falls. (Valero.com)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

COVID-19 spurs new clash between Big Oil, Big Corn

Flagging consumption leads to pressures on U.S. fuels, biofuels

By Stephanie Kelly, GFM Network News April 17, 2020

New York | Reuters — A fuel demand meltdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak in the United States has started up a new fight between the oil and agriculture industries over the nation’s biofuel policy, this time over whether the policy should be suspended or expanded as a result of the crisis. The issue once […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

By Stephanie Kelly December 18, 2019

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration plans to stick with its proposed 2020 biofuel blending requirements, the White House said on Wednesday, despite anger among farmers that the plan does too little for corn growers. The decision could undermine President Donald Trump’s support among farmers, an important constituency in the November 2020 election. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

By Stephanie Kelly October 15, 2019

New York | Reuters — The Trump administration, in an effort to mend fences with the powerful U.S. corn lobby, proposed a new formula on Tuesday to boost biofuels demand — but the proposal instead only provoked more consternation from the industry. Corn and soybean farmers have been angered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s […] Read more

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

By Humeyra Pamuk, Stephanie Kelly October 4, 2019

Washington/New York | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to boost U.S. biofuels consumption starting next year to help struggling farmers, a move that cheered the agriculture industry but triggered a backlash from Big Oil. The plan would require an unspecified increase in the amount of ethanol that oil refiners must […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

By Jarrett Renshaw, Stephanie Kelly September 16, 2019

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. The plan is intended to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

By Reuters February 5, 2019

Washington | Reuters — Biofuels group Growth Energy filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday, challenging the agency’s renewable fuel mandate for 2019 as failing to address rising waived biofuel volumes. “EPA’s inaction on addressing lost gallons due to small refinery exemptions in this rulemaking is a clear violation of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA lifts 2019 biofuels mandate

By Reuters November 30, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday lifted its annual blending mandate for advanced biofuels, drawing praise from the U.S. biofuels industry, but disappointment that the government had not done more to protect the agricultural market. Under the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard, oil refiners must blend increasing amounts of biofuels into […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

By Jarrett Renshaw July 12, 2018

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ditched a detailed plan that would have forced refiners to blend more biofuels into their gasoline and diesel in 2019 to compensate for volumes likely to be exempted under the agency’s small refinery hardship waiver program, according to newly released EPA documents. The plan would […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

Trump seen putting biofuel reform push on ice, for now

By Jarrett Renshaw April 11, 2018

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 China. The decision comes after […] Read more

Agropur to shut Winnipeg fluid milk plant

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as funds step in after two losing sessions

U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge higher after limit down move

GFM Network News

Agropur to shut Winnipeg fluid milk plant

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise as funds step in after two losing sessions

U.S. livestock: Hog futures edge higher after limit down move

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Trump’s EPA sides with farmers over refiners on biofuel waivers

COVID-19 spurs new clash between Big Oil, Big Corn

White House to stick with 2020 biofuel plan, despite farmer objections

Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

Trump’s EPA promises biofuel boost, angers Big Oil

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

Biofuels group suing U.S. EPA over small refinery exemptions

U.S. EPA lifts 2019 biofuels mandate

U.S. EPA scraps plan to force refiners to blend more biofuels

Trump seen putting biofuel reform push on ice, for now

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