The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) had asked that the EPA conduct an evaluation to determine which biofuels category (including cellulosic ethanol) could accept sorghum.For those without a New Year's party to attend, the U.S. EPA provided some alternative entertainment as it published a request in the Federal Register on 31 December for public comment on its analysis of the Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Renewable Fuels Produced from Biomass Sorghum. This comment period ends 31 January 2015. The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) had asked that the EPA conduct such an evaluation and determine which biofuels category (including cellulosic ethanol) could accept sorghum. The agency's preliminary assessment of the greenhouse gas (GHG) e...
What You Need to Know Today: Oil prices surged today following reports of tanker attacks off the coast of Saudi Arabia by Houthi rebels and renewed U.S. threats to escalate military strikes against Iran, heightening concerns over potential disruptions to Middle East energy supplies. Brent crud...
Key Takeaways: The latest UN data shows solid progress reducing global hunger and food insecurity. The geography of hunger-affected people has shifted substantially, however, and Africa is now the most affected region. To understand why hunger patterns have shifted and what policy option...
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report for 1 July will be released tomorrow. Analysts’ pre-report consensus estimates are for the total inventory on feed to be 102.2 percent of last year. Those estimates imply an on-feed inventory of 11.327 million head. If accurate, that would be the...
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