Matt Hartwig

Matt Hartwig

Top 5 Ethanol Stories for 2011

December 21, 2011

2011 was a momentous year for America’s ethanol industry both domestically and internationally. From new markets to new technologies to a new policy framework, the events of 2011 will shape the future of America’s renewable fuel industry.

Posted in DDGS, E15, Ethanol, Energy, Exports, Fuel

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Geoff Cooper

Geoff Cooper

Ethanol growth not leading to cropland expansion, new USDA report shows

December 21, 2011

An in-depth analysis of U.S. land use patterns released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows total cropland decreased by 34 million acres from 2002 to 2007, the lowest level since USDA began collecting this data 1945. The RFA said the new report is one more addition to the mounting body of evidence that proves increased ethanol production has not resulted in expansion of total U.S. cropland or a decline in grassland and forest.

Posted in Agriculture, Land Use, Research, USDA

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Geoff Cooper

Geoff Cooper

The Ethanol Shuffle

December 12, 2011

There’s a hot new craze called the “Ethanol Shuffle” that’s sweeping seaports from Sao Paulo to Los Angeles and Houston to Maceio. It’s not a new dance for longshoremen and ship captains; no, this is a shuffle of an entirely different sort. This shuffle is all about the confounded realignment of the global ethanol trade.

Posted in Brazil, Engines, Ethanol, Exports

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Geoff Cooper

Geoff Cooper

October Ethanol Exports Just Short of Monthly Record

December 09, 2011

U.S. exports of denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol totaled 121.4 million gallons (mg) in October, just shy of the record of 127.4 mg established in June, according to government data released this morning.

Posted in Ethanol

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