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Sustainable aviation fuel won’t short food supply, manufacturers say

MARKETS Manufacturers of sustainable aviation fuel say the increase in light duty electric vehicles has created an ethanol surplus

Glacier FarmMedia – Sustainable aviation fuel manufacturers say they won’t compromise food supplies despite consuming large volumes of agricultural products. The U.S. government has established goals of scaling up SAF production to three billion gallons by 2030 and 35 billion gallons by 2050. Most of that fuel is expected to be made using agricultural feedstocks,


Chinese president Xi Jinping’s growing isolation could translate into growing paranoia, economic analysts warn.

Rising U.S.-Chinese tensions raise concerns about trade

Market observers point to moves over the past few years by China and the West to disengage

Glacier FarmMedia – The trade relationship between China and the United States is deteriorating and poses a threat for U.S. farmers, say analysts. “They are shifting away from the United States rather than sending their money here,” StoneX chief economist Arlan Suderman said during a live taping of the U.S. Farm Report at the 2024




The pork industry expects to struggle with a supply-demand imbalance through much of 2024.

Proposition 12 ‘insulting,’ but economic effects muted

Regulations requiring more space for pregnant sows won’t be as damaging as feared, says California economist

Newly imposed animal welfare regulations in California will have little economic impact on the North American hog sector, an agricultural economist with the University of California Davis predicts. “California consumers like me are going to pay, I don’t know, five or 10 per cent more for pork that’s covered by the policy, which means a





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

Biden backs ethanol industry on low-emission aviation fuel tax credits

Aviation is seen as one of the few routes to increase ethanol demand amid rising electric vehicle sales

Reuters - The Biden administration said on Friday it will recognize a methodology favored by the ethanol industry in guidance to companies looking to claim tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a pivotal win for the politically powerful U.S. corn lobby.

U.S. aviation fuel subsidy guidance expected by year’s end 

U.S. aviation fuel subsidy guidance expected by year’s end 

U.S. Farm Belt stakeholders see it as one of few avenues to grow ethanol demand

Reuters – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Nov. 29 that he is confident the Treasury Department will release guidance by the end of the year that will make it easier for sustainable aviation fuel made from corn-based ethanol to qualify for subsidies. The Biden administration has been divided over this issue for months, as it faces a strong