The real flaw in the Clean Air Act's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is mandating particular volumes of fuel use each year rather than specifying a share of the total fuel market. RFS Clouds Under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in the Clean Air Act, U.S. EPA gains substantially more flexibility to set future biofuel use levels if it has waived at least 20 percent of the statutory use level for two years in a row by 2016. Congress wrote this "off ramp" out of recognition that technology and the market might not be able to achieve the lofty political goals it originally set. Not coincidentally, the EPA has proposed cutting the RFS by 20.5 percent in 2015 and 21.8 percent in 2016. The ethanol industry sees this as both intentional and...
What You Need to Know Today: Chinese purchases of U.S. soybeans continued to accelerate, with USDA reporting another 558 KMT sold to China and 236 KMT to unknown destinations. Combined with sales announced Wednesday and Thursday, the latest purchases bring the three-day total to approximately...
Key Takeaways: With the fall calf run now upon us, producers are finally getting a glimpse of what their realized profits will be for 2026. Some producers may have already obtained a strong estimate of 2026 revenues, especially if calves were forward sold in, for example, the mid-summer...
As fall begins, wild migratory birds are starting their seasonal migration. That has the industry and government officials worried about the potential spread, again, of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Some members of Congress have called for the United States to be prepared for a pote...
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