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Brazil ethanol exports to U.S. at risk if EPA eases blend rule

2013-10-12 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: U.S. imports of Brazilian sugar cane ethanol could be cut by more than half if a draft proposal to reduce next year's U.S. biofuel blending mandate is enacted. While the U.S. corn-based ethanol industry has issued the most fierce complaints over news this week that the Environmental Protection Agency may ease volumes, it may be Brazilian ethanol producers like Raizen and traders like Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Vitol S.A. who suffer a deeper blow. There import business has been booming thanks to...

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ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS STILL PAY THEIR WAY IN FEEDLOTS

2013-10-11 22:15:53| Cattle Today

Paying the feed bill has cleaned out bank accounts faster than Jesse James in recent years, as high corn prices left cattlemen everywhere looking for the cheapest, most efficient alternatives.

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EPA says nothing final on ethanol blend; industry group cries foul

2013-10-11 21:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday sought to calm a furor over its apparent proposal to reduce ethanol use in gasoline next year, saying that no final decisions had been made about the contentious mandate. On Thursday, Reuters and other news outlets reported on EPA documents that showed the agency proposing an unexpected drop in the amount of corn-based ethanol that would be required for blending next year, a historic retreat from the 2007 biofuel law and a major victory for the oil...

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EPA proposes reduction in 2014 ethanol blend volume: documents

2013-10-10 22:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed cutting the volume of ethanol that must be blended into U.S. gasoline next year by almost 6 percent to about 13 billion gallons, according to internal EPA documents seen by Reuters. In an apparent concession to oil refiners who say they can't sell more ethanol, the agency says it is proposing a "significant" reduction in the overall renewable fuel requirements to just 15.21 billion gallons, far less than the 18.15 billion gallon 2014...

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