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Thursday, April 10, 2025
Oil, biofuel and farm groups that have historically been in competition for shares of the gasoline market have presented a unified ask to the Trump administration for higher volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard. While there are signs of significant progress in these groups coming together from a tumultuous first Trump administration, onlookers warn that some key details could still create fractures within the coalition.
Permitting issues at the state level have been a key barrier to carbon pipeline projects. Now a new law in South Dakota has complicated plans for a 2,500-mile pipeline designed to capture CO2 from 57 ethanol plants in five states.
Congress faces a Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown, with President Donald Trump backing a House GOP plan to pass a continuing resolution that would keep departments and agencies funded through Sept. 30, the end of fiscal 2025.
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law today that prohibits eminent domain for pipelines carrying carbon dioxide – including the 2,500-mile project proposed by Summit Carbon Solutions.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is eying more U.S. ethanol purchases as a way to erode the U.S. trade deficit, appease President Donald Trump, and meet the country's climate goals as U.S. growers watch with interest.
Senate GOP leaders have teed up action on five more nominations, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of health and human services, and Brooke Rollins to be secretary of agriculture.
Jamieson Greer, Trump’s pick to lead the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, pledged to secure new markets for U.S. ag, examine China’s shortcomings under the phase one deal and lower tariff barriers in the biofuels sector.
Across the biofuel industry, some sectors are optimistic the Biden administration's framework for the key 45Z tax credit will boost clean fuel production and support farmers. However, the proposals are not a slam-dunk, and groups are preparing to continue advocacy with the new Trump team.
USDA is making it easier for growers to qualify for a new biofuel tax credit by increasing the number of eligible crops and climate-smart farming practices and dropping a bundling requirement.
Brazilian corn producers could see record corn productivity in their summer season following favorable weather in growing regions, as analysts eye additional export opportunities for the sector under the Trump administration.
