Dec 24 Corn closed at $4.165/bushel, up $0.02 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Wheat closed at $5.6875/bushel, up $0.0075 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Soybeans closed at $9.9725/bushel, up $0.035 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soymeal closed at $299.6/short ton, up $4.3 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Soyoil closed at 45.56 cents/lb down 0.74 cents from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Live Cattle closed at $185.075/cwt down $0.85 from yesterday's close. Jan 25 Feeder Cattle closed at $242.425/cwt down $0.775 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 Lean Hogs closed at $83.225/cwt down $0.85 from yesterday's close. Dec 24 WTI Crude Oil closed at $71.56/barrel up $2.07 from yesterday's close. ...
What You Need to Know Today: The EPA offered an extension for 2025 RSF compliance reporting from 1 September 2026 to 1 October 2026 and announced decisions on requests to exempt 34 small refineries from the requirements. The U.S. is stepping up attacks against Iran after two tankers carrying c...
On Monday, 31 August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced decisions for 34 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2025. In consultation with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), EPA reviewed and considered information su...
Key Takeaways: EPA granted full or partial Small Refinery Exemptions to 29 of the 34 petitions under consideration, removing approximately 1.76 billion RINs from 2025 compliance obligations, roughly 770 million more RINs than EPA had previously anticipated. The larger exemption total does not...
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