At issue were whether EPA set the 2013 RVOs too late to be valid, a precedent that will have implications for this year, and if both the overall and advanced categories of biofuels should have been reduced commensurate with the reduction in cellulosic ethanol.Last week the U.S. District Court of Appeals rejected arguments from Monroe Energy regarding the 2013 Required Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). At issue were whether EPA set the 2013 RVOs too late to be valid, a precedent that will have implications for this year, and if both the overall and advanced categories of biofuels should have been reduced commensurate with the reduction in cellulosic ethanol. For the proposed 2014 RVOs, EPA did reduce all thre...
What You Need to Know Today: U.S. weather is getting more attention this week as conditions vary greatly across the western, central, and eastern corn belts, with the different regions battling dryness and too much rain simultaneously. The ProFarmer Crop Tour began today in Indiana and Nebrask...
Key Takeaways: Argentina is on pace for a record corn crop and record exports in the current marketing year, with abundant supplies likely to keep the country highly competitive in global export markets. Argentina’s record exportable surplus is allowing it to offer highly competitive pri...
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