The RFS renewable volume obligations (RVOs) issued by the EPA provide percentage standards applied to the initial mandated forecast at that time of release. The percentage standards translate into volumes based on the estimated consumption forecast. The actual RVOs become known over time but use the same percentage standards applied to the original mandate, which created the initial volume expectations.
Reviewing the December STEO and applying the appropriate percentage standards, 2023 gasoline consumption has fallen below the original volume estimate and has lowered the implied ethanol mandate from 15 billion gallons to 14.87 billion gallons. This is down from last month’s projection of 14.9 billion gallons.
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11.11.2024
Falling biodiesel margins lead to expectations for higher RINs, lower feedstock cost
Biodiesel margins continued to fall during the week ending Friday November 8, with rising feedstock cost pushing the soybean oil/heating oil (BOHO) spread to its highest level in more...
11.11.2024
DCO starts the week higher; hog slaughter increases slightly
Distillers’ corn oil (DCO) traded higher out of the FOB Midwest markets on Monday November 11 in what was otherwise a quiet market to start the week.
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11.11.2024
US cattle slaughter continues to fall behind 2023 levels
Trading was quiet in the US animal protein market on Monday November 11, with no price changes reported.
Cattle slaughter
Fastmarkets’ research team forecasts cattle slaughter at 625,000...