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ADM eyes ethanol asset sales as weak margins hit Q2

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 2, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain trader Archer Daniels Midland is pulling back in ethanol and exploring sales of its corn dry mills that produce the biofuel, the company said Thursday after reporting a lower second-quarter profit due partly to weak ethanol results. Chicago-based ADM, one of the world’s top ethanol makers, has made presentations

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Report finds ethanol, bioenergy no threat to food security

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 15, 2016

New York | Reuters — Bioenergy produced from crops does not threaten food supplies, researchers funded by the U.S. government, World Bank and others said in a report Tuesday, dealing a potential blow to critics of the country’s biofuels program. There is no clear relationship between biofuels and higher prices that threaten access to food,

The Andersons’ ethanol plant at Denison, Iowa. (AndersonsEthanol.com)

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U.S. holding company offers to buy grain handler Andersons

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek May 17, 2016

Reuters — HC2 Holdings Inc., a company run by former hedge fund manager Philip Falcone, said on Tuesday it has made a bid to buy U.S. grain handler Andersons Inc for about US$1 billion in cash. Andersons is not looking to be acquired, the company’s new CEO told Reuters a day earlier. “As a public

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U.S. farmers have an ethanol addiction

Ethanol growth has caused the U.S. corn crop to balloon, and now U.S. farmers are  facing a bleak price future

By Alan Guebert April 19, 2016

March did not go out like either a lion or a lamb. In fact, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Prospective Plantings Report midday March 31, the month — as well as the 2016 corn market — highballed it into history faster than a runaway train. The coal under the boiler was USDA’s

Crops, Markets

Crude’s slide hampers demand for Canadian biofuel

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus February 11, 2016

CNS Canada — The trickle-down effect of slumping crude oil prices is being felt in the Canadian biofuel market and softening demand for corn and soybeans. Traditionally, ethanol is cheaper than gasoline, which encouraged processors to blend more than the mandated amount, according to Andrea Kent, president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). “When

The Big River Resources ethanol plant at West Burlington, Iowa, about 120 km southwest of Davenport. (Steven Vaughn photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

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Cruz’s Iowa victory could show Big Corn’s waning influence

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News February 2, 2016

New York | Reuters — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s victory on Monday in corn-rich Iowa could represent a major blow to the country’s controversial biofuels program, reflecting its waning influence over politicians even in the U.S. farm heartland. Cruz, a conservative senator from Texas and outspoken opponent of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS),

Crops, Markets

Views mixed on impact of crude’s slip for ag markets

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News December 9, 2015

CNS Canada — While just about everyone agrees the plunging price of oil will have a bearish effect on commodity prices, the size and impact of that fall seems to vary. As recently as Nov. 4, crude oil prices were $48.64 a barrel, but since then have fallen to US$37.86, as of Wednesday’s opening. Some

Crops, Markets

Manitoba corn locked in sideways trading mode

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News December 2, 2015

CNS Canada –– Manitoba corn appears locked into a sideways trading range for the foreseeable future, according to one industry watcher. From where the president of the Manitoba Corn Growers Association sits, it’s not surprising, given commodities’ bearish nature these days. “It’s not super-rosy; the (weak Canadian) dollar helps a bit, but we would like

Cereals, Crops, Forages

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News November 30, 2015

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants energy companies to blend 18.1 billion gallons (68.5 billion litres) of biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply next year, more than in a proposal laid out in May, it said in announcing final rules on renewables use for 2014-16 on Monday. The EPA’s long-awaited

Crops, Markets

U.S. ethanol output rising as industry awaits new mandates

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer November 25, 2015

Reuters — U.S. ethanol production topped one million barrels per day for the first time last week, data showed Wednesday, ahead of a government deadline to issue a plan for the country’s hotly debated biofuels program. The largest boost in production rates since May showed U.S. ethanol makers capitalizing on a recent uptick in profit

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

Tag Archives Ethanol

ADM eyes ethanol asset sales as weak margins hit Q2

Report finds ethanol, bioenergy no threat to food security

U.S. holding company offers to buy grain handler Andersons

U.S. farmers have an ethanol addiction

Crude’s slide hampers demand for Canadian biofuel

Cruz’s Iowa victory could show Big Corn’s waning influence

Views mixed on impact of crude’s slip for ag markets

Manitoba corn locked in sideways trading mode

U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

U.S. ethanol output rising as industry awaits new mandates

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