Pandemic Slows RFS April Production

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Pandemic Slows RFS April Production

Bob Lane | 05.21.2020

 

Biomass-based diesel output taps brakes during April 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported a sharp pandemic influenced decline in renewable fuel credit generation during April.  Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) credit generation dropped by 33.5 percent from March with just over 1.05 billion credits recorded. Volumetric production was down 36.2 percent at 914.9, million gallons. The D5 and D6 categories led the way lower with non-cellulosic ethanol production plummeting 53 percent in the D5 category and 43.5 percent i...

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Hemp Producers Deemed Ineligible for USDA Aid

Hemp Producers Deemed Ineligible for USDA Aid

There are recent developments in the swiftly unfolding $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) administered by the...

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CBD Wholesale Markets and Retail Demand

CBD Wholesale Markets and Retail Demand

Markets present unique opportunities in times of crisis, and if there is an upside to the coronavirus pandemic,...

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DDGS Output Hits Six-Week High

DDGS Output Hits Six-Week High

Ethanol production increased 46,000 barrels per day to a 663 million-barrel-per-day average during the week ending May 15, 2020,...

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Organic Soybean Meal Prices are Buoyed by Uncertainty

Organic Soybean Meal Prices are Buoyed by Uncertainty

 

While organic corn prices remain subdued because supplies have increased relative to demand, organic soybean prices remain elevated, with...

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Vegetable Oil Prices Mixed

Vegetable Oil Prices Mixed

Vegetable Oil Prices Mixed

World vegetable oil prices were mixed on Tuesday as crude traded around...

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LCFS Program Expected to Overtake RFS

LCFS Program Expected to Overtake RFS

Interesting announcements from an unexpected source show that the nation's trend for renewable fuels may be with LCFS programs...

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May 7 Cured Hide and Wet Blue Hide Exports

May 7 Cured Hide and Wet Blue Hide Exports

Tables 1 and 2 below show the total outstanding cured hide and wet blue export sales by selected countries...

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Market Intelligence Forecast 5/15/20: Customer Q&A

Market Intelligence Forecast 5/15/20: Customer Q&A

Video shorts from the MI Feedstocks and Biofuels Weekly Webinar Report Our team of Senior Analysts break down questions...

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09.17.2024

US glycerin prices rangebound amid market uncertainty

US glycerin prices rangebound amid market uncertainty

The US glycerin market remained rangebound in the week to Tuesday September 17, with prices for 80% crude and kosher crude glycerin steady to slightly higher. Biodiesel producers are...

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09.17.2024

US animal fats and oils mostly stable; CWG edges higher on strong demand

US animal fats and oils mostly stable; CWG edges higher on strong demand

The US animal fats and oils markets were stable to slightly higher on Tuesday September 17, with minimal trading as some sources cited “well-covered” positions for the month.

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09.17.2024

US porcine, ruminant bloodmeal prices fall; USDA slightly raises forecast for GCAU count in 2024/25 [corrected]

US porcine, ruminant bloodmeal prices fall; USDA slightly raises forecast for GCAU count in 2024/25 [corrected]

Prices were rangebound for most items on the US animal proteins market on Tuesday September 17. The exceptions were bloodmeal in the Missouri River, Texas Panhandle and Indiana markets,...

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