PHOTO: SYLVATEX
November 11, 2016
BY Debbie Sniderman
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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine C. Tai on April 17 discussed efforts to increase market access for U.S. ethanol in Brazil during a hearing held by the Senate Committee on Finance focused on the Biden administration’s 2024 trade policy agenda.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down 7% the week ending April 12, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 17. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down slightly and exports expanded by more than 12%.
A record volume of sugarcane was processed during Brazil’s recently completed 2023-’24 harvest season, according to UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association. Ethanol production also set a new record, with a significant boost from corn.
Following the success of a November 2023 program in Nigeria, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) returned to the country in March to continue engagement with local stakeholders as the interest in E10 use in Nigeria’s fuel mix continues to grow.
The ethanol and ethanol co-product industry continues to be a main economic driver in Nebraska, producing near-historic averages in 2020, despite lower ethanol prices and COVID-related production issues, according to a new study.