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13.07.2024 - 11:40 / modernfarmer.com / Dan Nosowitz
During his presidential campaign, Joe Biden promoted biofuels as part of his platform.
This is not particularly uncommon; with roughly 40 percent of American corn going to ethanol, promoting biofuels (which are often made from corn) is considered a fairly obvious way to win over the farm vote. But a report from Reuters has sent shockwaves through the biofuel industry: it claims that Biden “is considering ways to provide relief to US oil refiners from biofuel blending mandates.”
Since its conception in 2005, the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has forced fuel refiners to blend in a certain percentage of renewable fuels, such as biofuel. That minimum, though, allows for producers to either blend (more expensive) biofuels into their gasoline and diesel or to purchase credits from a producer that does. But refiners are allowed to apply for exemptions showing that purchasing biofuel would constitute an economic hardship. Under Donald Trump’s presidency, the number of these exemptions granted was far higher than in years past (though some of those were overturned).
Biden, though he has pushed heavily for electric vehicles, also touted biofuels as a sort of bridge between the fossil fuel-oriented present and an electric future. So this Reuters report, which describes his new take on biofuels as an “about-face,” comes as a bit of a surprise. Along with a report from Bloomberg, the rumors seem to be that the Biden administration is keen on keeping biofuel requirements flat, or even lower than they currently are.
These rumors prompted responses from the corn industry, the ethanol industry and the many elected officials who represent corn-growing districts. A letter from groups including the National Farmers Union, the National Corn
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Aldi; Design: Better Homes & Gardens
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