Renewable Energy Report: June 2015 Report

The AgMRC Renewable Fuels Monthly Report is now being produced as a partnership between the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center operated by the Value Added Agriculture Program at Iowa State Extension and Outreach (ISUEO), and the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative (IGQI) (www.iowagrain.org), an ISUEO program directed specifically at grain processing and handling.


Connection of the IGQI and the monthly report will provide a long-term connection with the research and technical expertise of Iowa State Extension and Outreach, as well as provide expanded student opportunities for interaction with industry.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed mandates for various biofuels on May 29, 2015. In this article, we look at details of EPA’s proposed mandates, implications for domestic biofuels production and use, and implications for feedstock producers and feedstock markets.

China accounts for about 30 percent of the world’s emissions. China and the U.S. combined account for almost half of the world’s emissions.  Although U.S. annual emissions have declined slightly in recent years, China’s emissions have grown rapidly and account for about half of the increase in emissions over the last decade.

More Information on Ethanol Profitability Corn/Ethanol Balance Sheet A detailed assessment of production, usage, carryover and prices for corn and ethanol. Distillers Grains Balance Sheet A detailed assessment of production, usage, carryover and prices for corn and ethanol.
EIA's analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) shows that renewables play a critical role under a range of different market conditions and policy assumptions. The key difference across the various scenarios analyzed involves the timing and the extent that wind and solar electric generating capacity...
More Information on Biodiesel Profitability Soy/Oil Biodiesel Balance Sheet A detailed assessment of production, usage, carryover and prices of soy/oil and biodiesel. Biodiesel Usage and Soybean Balance Sheet A detailed assessment of biodiesel usage projections and soybean production, usage, carryover and prices.