UN Data Reveals Increased Corn, Ethanol Production Not Causing Food Price Rise

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced Thursday that prices of major global food commodities declined in 2016 for the fifth year in a row. The FAO Food

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USDA Analysis Reaffirms Ethanol’s GHG Emissions Reduction Benefits

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued new analysis today on the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of corn-based ethanol. The analysis, conducted by ICF, found that typical corn-based ethanol

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Taking Stock of 2016

I’m closing out my first year here at the Renewable Fuels Association and couldn’t be more proud of the work we have done this year in championing ethanol–the cleanest and

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DOE Data: Half of United States Broke Through So-Called “Blend Wall” in 2015

WASHINGTON — Recent data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that gasoline consumed in 25 states and the District of Columbia contained more than 10.0 percent ethanol on

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RFA Offers Recommendations for EFF Provisions at REGS Rule Hearing

WASHINGTON — At a public hearing today in Chicago, Geoff Cooper, senior vice president at the Renewable Fuels Association, testified before the Environmental Protection Agency to provide recommendations for the

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Export Exchange Results in $460 Million in Grain and Co-Product Sales

WASHINGTON — The Export Exchange conference hosted this fall by the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is already paying dividends, according to new surveys of overseas

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RFA Statement on Senate Hearing Focused on GAO RFS Reports

Today the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management is holding a hearing examining two reports by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the

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RFA Analysis: Automakers Approve E15 in More than 80% of New 2017 Vehicles

WASHINGTON — More than 80 percent of new 2017 model year (MY) vehicles are explicitly approved by the manufacturer to use 15 percent ethanol blends (E15), according to an analysis

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RFA Welcomes New Member Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC

WASHINGTON — The Renewable Fuels Association is pleased to announce the addition of Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC, a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, to its membership. Valero is one

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This Thanksgiving, American Farmers and Consumers Can Thank EPA for Raising Final 2017 RVO

WASHINGTON — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2017. The agency finalized a total renewable fuel volume of 19.28

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