Export Exchange 2018 Scheduled For October 2018

WASHINGTON- Export Exchange 2018 has been set for Oct. 22 to 24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Grains Council (USGC), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy will host domestic

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Ethanol Industry Workers, Veterans Ask Trump To Support RFS

WASHINGTON — Plant managers, general managers, and CEOs from 150 biofuel production facilities, including nearly every Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) producer member, sent a letter to President Trump today, urging

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New Study: RIN Price Cap for E15 RVP Waiver “Deal” Would Cut Ethanol Consumption and Trounce Corn Prices

WASHINGTON — Any action to artificially cap Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices in exchange for an RVP waiver allowing year-round sale of E15 would be a bad deal for rural

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It’s Official: Ethanol Production and Blending Set New Records in 2017

WASHINGTON — Data released yesterday by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms that the U.S. ethanol industry produced a record amount of high-octane, low-carbon renewable fuel in 2017. According to

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RFA Statement on White House Meeting to Discuss the RFS

WASHINGTON — This afternoon, President Trump, several members of his cabinet, and a handful of senators met with a number of ethanol and oil industry stakeholders, including RFA members, to

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University of Illinois Analysis: 10-Cent RIN Price Cap Would be ‘Catastrophic’ for Renewable Fuels

WASHINGTON — A new analysis issued by University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin finds that the impact of a 10-cent cap on RIN prices, as proposed by Texas Sen. Ted

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RFA Congratulates Bill Northey on Senate Approval to USDA Post

WASHINGTON — Today, after a four-month hold, the nomination of Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey to be USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation was lifted. Once a vote

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RFA Report: Distillers Grains Exports Dip to Four-Year Low in 2017 on China Trade Barrier

WASHINGTON — U.S. exports of distillers grains (DG)—a high protein co-product of dry mill ethanol production used to feed livestock and poultry—totaled 11.08 million metric tons (MMT) in 2017, according

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U.S. Ethanol Export Sales Effort IBP ‘Rousing Success’ at RFA Annual Conference

WASHINGTON — More than 150 business-to-business meetings between domestic ethanol producers and international buyers from five countries took place this week at the Renewable Fuels Association’s National Ethanol Conference in

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Analysis: RIN Prices of ‘Just a Few Cents’ are Coming—Without Changes to RFS

WASHINGTON — A new analysis from the University of Illinois shows that the conditions that caused high conventional biofuel (D6) RIN prices are changing rapidly and that “…it is not

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