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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

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

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers

By David Alexander, Humeyra Pamuk, Stephanie Kelly August 29, 2019

Washington/South Sioux City | Reuters — President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration is planning a “giant package” related to ethanol that would please U.S. farmers angry that many more oil refiners have been freed from obligations to use the corn-based fuel. Clashes between farmers and the oil industry over biofuel policy have posed […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw August 20, 2019

New York/Washington | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Trump held a two-hour meeting on Monday with members of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

By Reuters July 9, 2019

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a letter to the EPA dated […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

By Reuters June 10, 2019

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle between the oil and corn […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

By Erwin Seba June 10, 2019

Houston | Reuters — Global prices for diesel and marine fuels should rise by October ahead of a January switchover to new, very low-sulphur marine fuels, and remain higher for at least a year as refiners shift production to make more of the new fuels, analysts said. Marine fuels containing no more than 0.5 per […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Trump’s EPA unveils plan to pump up ethanol as Big Oil cries foul

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw March 12, 2019

Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday released its proposed rule lifting a summer ban on higher-ethanol blends of gasoline to help farmers, putting the agency on a collision course with Big Oil which has called the move illegal. The proposal to broaden sales of the so-called E15 rule marks the latest flashpoint […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Markets, Reuters

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

By Michael Hirtzer October 15, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last week ahead of a campaign […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

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

By Chris Prentice, Jarrett Renshaw July 6, 2018

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 environmental protections. He drew the […] Read more

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Trump administration proposes plan to raise biofuels use, EPA says

Trump backs plan boosting biofuel quotas 10 per cent in 2020

Trump promises ethanol-related ‘giant package’ to please farmers

White House seen aiming to calm U.S. farmer unrest over biofuels

U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

Trump’s EPA unveils plan to pump up ethanol as Big Oil cries foul

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

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

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