Guess who has overtaken Brazil to become the top export market for United States ethanol? “Our top trading partner right now is Canada, our friends to the north,” Growth Energy chief executive officer Emily Skor said in a recent webinar. Canada imported 1.23 billion litres of the biofuel in 2020, topping Brazil’s 757 million litres […] Read more
Tag Archives biofuel — page 11
Greenhouse gas reduction details expected soon
Ottawa will share details in early 2021 about new financial incentives for farmers aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the country’s agriculture sector, according to government sources. In a recent email to The Western Producer, a spokesperson with Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) said several new or expanded federal programs aimed at agricultural […] Read more
New clean fuel standard proposals worry growers
Canadian farmers say Ottawa’s clean fuel standard should not burden those who grow the feedstock for biofuels. Grain Farmers of Ontario last week said they had deep concerns about current proposals from Environment Canada because they contain land-use restrictions. For example, a discussion document proposes buffer zones around riparian areas. On Twitter, farmers across Canada […] Read more
Are crops and meat Canada’s best soft power tools?
An agricultural think tank thinks they could be
Are you hoarding toilet paper? How about white flour? Cheese? From trips to my local supermarket and posts on my social media accounts, it seems like lots of people are. If you were planning to spend this month baking bread and using a lot of toilet paper and haven’t already stocked up, forget about it. […] Read more
COVID-19 expected to hit biofuel sector hard
COVID-19 is expected to wreak havoc on the biofuel sector and that is already depressing corn and other grain prices. “Biofuel producers are under desperate strain,” Emily Skor, chief executive officer of Growth Energy said in an email. “This is unlike anything we’ve seen before.” Growth Energy is the leading biofuel trade association in the […] Read more
Trump’s use of biofuel waivers to be reviewed
The Government Accountability Office will study the practice of exempting oil refineries from biofuel use requirements
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The U.S. Government Accountability Office will review U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration’s use of waivers exempting oil refineries from the nation’s biofuel blending requirements, according to a letter dated Jan. 10, after lawmakers called for an investigation. The Small Refinery Exemptions are intended to protect refineries in financial distress from the […] Read more
Canola growers see opportunity in biofuel option
Demand is increasing for hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel, but no facilities are producing the fuel in Canada
Most farmers have heard of ethanol and biodiesel, two biofuels that have been godsends for the agriculture industry, but few have heard of another potential saviour. Hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD) is starting to make inroads in the fuel sector. HDRD can be made with the same plant-based feedstocks as biodiesel, so it has piqued the […] Read more
Biofuel forecast may prop up prices
International Energy Agency says global production will increase to 130 billion litres by 2024 from 110 billion this year
One of the main pillars propping up the grain and oilseed sector won’t be crumbling any time soon, according to an intergovernmental organization. Biofuel production is expected to increase 25 percent over the next five years, based on an outlook prepared by the International Energy Agency. If the forecast proves true, it will help underpin […] Read more
Increase in biodiesel mandate becomes Man. election promise
Manitoba trucks may soon be burning more biodiesel. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has promised to increase the renewable content in diesel fuel to five percent if the Progressive Conservatives are re-elected Sept. 10. Right now, diesel fuel in Manitoba must contain two percent biodiesel. Canola industry associations praised Pallister for the biodiesel commitment, saying canola […] Read more
Trump promises ‘giant package’ related to ethanol to please farmers
WASHINGTON, (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 a challenge for […] Read more
