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Trade Group Asks EPA For Higher Ethanol Blend Rate

By Christopher Doering March 12, 2009

An ethanol trade group submitted a formal request to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency March 6 to boost the allowed ethanol-to-gasoline blend rate as high as 15 per cent from the current cap of 10 per cent. The higher blend rate would create a bigger market for ethanol, spurring production of the alternative fuel

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U. S. Ethanol Sector Faces Grim Prospects

By K.t. Arasu March 5, 2009

Hard times have hit the once-robust U. S. ethanol sector amid the economic recession, with as much as 15 per cent of production capacity likely standing idle, USDA chief economist Joseph Glauber said Feb. 25. It was a sobering assessment of the fledging industry that was once bursting with optimism and financial gains as the

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Ethanol Seen Taking Third Of U. S. Gasoline Market

February 19, 2009

The United States could replace nearly a third of gasoline consumption with ethanol mainly made from plant waste and special energy crops in about 20 years, according to a study released Feb. 10. Some 75 billion gallons of ethanol per year could be made from non-food cellulosic feedstocks, like wood waste and fast-growing grasses, and

Opinion

Has ethanol’s boost to corn prices run its course?

By Daryll E. Ray February 12, 2009

Recent news stories have been flush with reports about developments in cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels production. Maybe these reports help provide an understanding of why Informa Economics recently forecast corn prices below $3 with wheat prices below $4 and soybeans under $7. Let’s look at the biofuels news first and then see what implications

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One-Fifth Of U. S. Ethanol Capacity Idled

By Lisa Shumaker February 12, 2009

U. S. ethanol producer and grain processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Feb. 3 nearly 21 per cent of U. S. ethanol production capacity has been shut due to weak demand and poor margins. U. S. ethanol plants with a production capacity of 10.2 billion gallons per year are currently operating, down from a peak

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Answer to fertilizer woes blowing in the wind, says researcher

By Daniel Winters February 5, 2009

Brandon Here’s an interesting experiment: On a hot day, open a six-pack of beer with your buddies and start drinking. When there’s only two left, observe the dynamics. The degree of thirst and the attitudes of the company present will determine how the situation gets resolved. That in a nutshell, describes the current global fossil

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U. S. ethanol industry wants diversification

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2009

Developing non grain sources of ethanol should be a priority for the administration of President Barrack Obama, the U. S. Renewable Fuels Association says. Chairman Chris Standlee and CEO Bob Dinneen told reporters in a conference call that the Obama administration should provide loan guarantees for next-generation technologies to make the ethanol industry less dependent

Cereals, News

PotashCorp profit jumps:

January 29, 2009

Saskatoon-based PotashCorp reported a fourth-quarter profit that more than doubled to $788 million last Thursday and its shares surged even though it issued weaker-than-expected forecasts for 2009. The world’s biggest fertilizer company said it sees 2009 potash shipments flat with 2008 or slightly lower even though it expects increased global demand in the second quarter.

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Grain revenue helps CN’s Q4:

January 29, 2009

A 23 per cent increase in fourth-quarter grain and fertilizer revenue helped Canadian National Railway (CN) offset higher operating and tax expenses.CN’soverall Q4 profit was $573 million on $2.2 billion in revenue, down 31 per cent from the year-earlier period. Full-year 2008 profit was down 12 per cent at $1.9 billion on $8.5 billion in

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Dual-fuel truck on display at Ag Days

By Ron Friesen January 29, 2009

The 2006 Chevrolet Silverado looks like an ordinary pickup truck but appearances can be deceiving. Lorne Grieger lifts the hood to reveal a gizmo which makes a big difference. It’s a special fuel injector which lets the truck run on biodiesel fuel and ethanol at the same time. Biodiesel and hydrated ethanol (95 per cent

Daily Network News

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

Canada’s inflation in October eases to 2.2 per cent on lower gasoline, food prices

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

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Trade Group Asks EPA For Higher Ethanol Blend Rate

U. S. Ethanol Sector Faces Grim Prospects

Ethanol Seen Taking Third Of U. S. Gasoline Market

Has ethanol’s boost to corn prices run its course?

One-Fifth Of U. S. Ethanol Capacity Idled

Answer to fertilizer woes blowing in the wind, says researcher

U. S. ethanol industry wants diversification

PotashCorp profit jumps:

Grain revenue helps CN’s Q4:

Dual-fuel truck on display at Ag Days

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