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U.S. refiners urge EPA to keep biofuel waiver requests secret from USDA

By Reuters July 9, 2019

Washington | Reuters — A law firm representing small U.S. refineries has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to keep refiners’ applications for waivers from the nation’s biofuel policy secret from the Department of Agriculture, arguing that the petitions include confidential business information. The request, made by Perkins Coie in a letter to the EPA dated […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. EPA proposes hike in 2020 biofuel mandate

By Humeyra Pamuk July 6, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday proposed refiners increase the volume of biofuels blended into their annual fuel output but did not reallocate the waived amounts under the hardship program, drawing ire from powerful corn and biofuel groups as well as Republican senators. The EPA is charged with setting […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Commodities firm INTL FCStone enters Canadian market

By GFM Staff June 18, 2019

Already handling ag commodities via partners north of the border, U.S. commodities brokerage and financial services firm INTL FCStone is bringing its own name into the Canadian market. The New York firm announced Tuesday it became a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) effective May 17, clearing the company to offer […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Machinery, Reuters

As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2019

New York | Reuters — Joe Biden may have an ethanol problem. The former U.S. vice-president has pledged support for advanced biofuels as part of his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. But Biden, who leads the crowded Democratic field in opinion polls in Iowa and nationally, faces lingering questions in the U.S. Farm […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

By Reuters June 10, 2019

Reuters — The main U.S. refining industry association said on Monday it sued to block the Trump administration’s effort to expand sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, arguing the move exceeded the administration’s authority. The legal challenge from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) association escalated a battle between the oil and corn […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Trump lifts curbs on E15 gasoline

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jarrett Renshaw May 31, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday lifted restrictions on the sale of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, keeping a campaign promise to farmers suffering from the trade war with China but inviting a legal challenge from the oil industry. The announcement allows gasoline stations to sell blends containing up to 15 per […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Machinery

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

By GFM Staff May 22, 2019

Federated Co-operatives is set to lock in an ethanol supply for its member co-ops’ gas stations with a deal for a major Saskatchewan wheat ethanol producer. FCL announced Wednesday it will buy the Terra Grain Fuels ethanol plant in the RM of Pense near Belle Plaine, about 25 km east of Moose Jaw, for an […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Winter Wheat

ADM’s move to spin off ethanol assets speaks to industry’s woes

By Chris Prentice, Jarrett Renshaw, P.J. Huffstutter April 26, 2019

New York/Chicago | Reuters — Biofuels pioneer Archer Daniels Midland took another step toward abandoning its pure-play ethanol assets on Friday, the latest sign of the industry’s struggles with U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars, thin margins, and overproduction. U.S. law requires ethanol to be blended into gasoline but domestic demand for the biofuel added […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Corn, soy up a bit on weather woes, trade hopes

By Julie Ingwersen April 10, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures closed higher on Wednesday on light technical buying as a blizzard bore down on portions of the Plains and Midwest, threatening to delay plantings, analysts said. Wheat futures fell, recording a fifth straight lower close, as traders focused on plentiful world supplies. Chicago Board of Trade […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Canada looks at fresh tariffs on U.S. goods

By Reuters April 9, 2019

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada is looking at ways to boost the effectiveness of its retaliatory tariffs against the United States, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday, but did not address remarks by a senior official who revealed what Ottawa might do. Canada imposed tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports in May […] Read more

China June pork imports surge more than 62 per cent from previous year

Klassen: Yearling prices surge

U.S. grains: Futures drop as hopes of Chinese buying spree fizzle

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