“Ho-hum” goes the corn market
Futures activity Corn prices remain on a slow, steady trend lower. Dec-23 futures are back down to near $4.75 per...
Market expects soybean stocks to tighten further
Futures activity Soybean futures drifted lower this week, with Nov-23 futures opening at $13.63 per bushel on Monday and trading...
Biofuels monthly update: September 2023
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Hurricane season heats up, but Idalia may spare energy, cane
This past week, the U.S. saw the first named hurricane of 2023 as the Category 3 storm, Hurricane Idalia, made...
Strong ethanol production in early August
Ethanol manufacturers produced almost 1.07 million barrels per day during the week ending Aug. 11, up 4.5 percent from the…
Natural gas seasonal stock climb slowed by LNG exports & a hot summer
Although U.S. inventories have been seasonally climbing, the rate has slowed in recent months owing to growth in exports and...
Biofuels monthly update: August 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel, and updated biofuel market factors. OPEN POWERPOINTDOWNLOAD PDFInstructions for Using...
Record use of soybean oil for biofuel in May
EIA reported that biodiesel and renewable diesel producers used 1.14 billion pounds of soybean oil in May, the first time...
Soybean futures update for the week ending Jul. 28, 2023
Nov-23 soybean futures moved lower with a week-over-week drop of 19 cents per bushel to now $13.82 cents per bushel....
Biofuels monthly update: July 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel, and updated biofuel market factors. OPEN POWERPOINTDOWNLOAD PDFInstructions for Using...
Injections robust as rig counts continue to drop
Summer temperatures arrived early in June across Texas, from the interior to the Gulf Coast, seeing the mercury reaches nearly...
Biofuels monthly update: June 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel, and updated biofuel market factors. OPEN POWERPOINTDOWNLOAD PDFInstructions for Using...
Turbulent week for corn as May WASDE looms
Futures activity Jul-23 futures were down to $5.68 per bushel Wednesday morning, setting a fresh ten-month low, not seen since...
Biofuels monthly update: May 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: May 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Corn futures below $6 for all but May-23 contract
Futures activity May-23 corn futures are now the only contract above $6, closing this week at $6.36 per bushel. July-23...
2023 natural gas annual build begins
With May less than a week away, warmer weather across the country is ushering in spring-like conditions, and inventories of...
Ethanol stocks hold stable amid lower production
EIA reported ethanol production averaged 959,000 barrels per day during the week ending Apr. 7, a 13-week low and down...
Soy complex dips ahead of WASDE next week
Futures activity Soybean oil prices could not hold an early rally on Monday as futures retreated below 55 cents per...
Biofuels monthly update: April 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: April 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Corn futures see end-of-week recovery
Futures activity May-23 corn ended the week up $0.10 at $6.43 per bushel. Meanwhile, Dec-23 futures ended the week right...
Ethanol stocks up 2% YOY
Weekly ethanol production and use for blending were down 1 to 2 percent during the first half of March, while...
Banking uncertainty rattles energy markets
With the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and confidence in other regional banks—Signature and First Republic, to name another...
Biofuels monthly update: March 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
EPA policy may reduce soybean oil demand
Soybeans are an important and widespread oilseed crop in the U.S., due in part to soybean byproducts. Soybean meal serves...
Soybeans stable as Brazilian harvest pushes on
Futures activity Mar-23 soybean oil futures slowly rose this week by 1 cent per pound back to 61.51 cents per...
Natural gas starts to flow at Freeport, Texas LNG export terminal
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) began flowing again at one of the largest export facilities this week, more than seven months...
Soybean oil at six-month lows
Futures activity Spot soybean oil futures broke 60 cents per pound for the first time since July 2022, closing Friday...
Biofuels monthly update: February 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: February 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
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Soy complex pressured by improved weather
Futures activity Spot soybean oil fell to just under 62 cents per pound today, hitting six-month lows. Deferred 2023 soybean...
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Economic woes pressure corn
Futures activity Corn prices tumbled this week as the Mar-23 contract fell from $6.78 per bushel to $6.54 per bushel...
Biofuels monthly update: January 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: January 2023
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Corn used for ethanol held steady in November
U.S. ethanol producers used 447.4 million bushels of corn during November, down less than a percent from October and down...
Renewable diesel supply expected to rise in 2023
U.S. capacity for renewable diesel production rose to 2.134 billion gallons during Aug-Oct 2022, up 45 percent from capacity at...
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Soybean futures hold steady ahead of holiday
Futures activity Jan-23 soybean futures closed out the week at $14.79 per bushel, up 11.25 cents from Thursday and up...
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Production of ethanol expected to increase
Months earlier, fuel prices skyrocketed due to a somewhat artificial scarcity in supply caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. In response...
Sale of U.S. crude oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve draws to a close
Planned selling of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is ending this month. Releases of about 1 million...
Diversification of feedstock increases as demand for biodiesel rises
As the conversation of sustainability goes global, the use of renewable and sustainable materials for household necessities and daily operations...
Biofuels monthly update: December 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: December 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
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Soybean oil decouples from complex under RFS pressure
Futures activity Jan-23 soybean futures rebounded after a late-week selloff, settling Friday down 1.3 percent from Monday at $14.3850 per...
Ethanol stocks rise on seasonal dip in use
EIA’s ethanol production, use, and stocks figures for the week of Nov. 25 showed the expected decline in use by...
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Soybean exports strong, Ukraine export deal limits price upside
Futures activity Jan-23 soybeans closed at $14.28 per bushel, down 12 cents from Monday. Dec-22 soybean oil ended the week...
Natural gas inventories pull even with benchmarks
For the first time this year, natural gas storage underground reached 2021 levels and seems set to catch up with...
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Soybean stocks see moderate gain from higher yield
U.S. 2022/23 soybean ending stocks increased by 20 million bushels as USDA reversed course on last month’s sharp decline in...
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Renewable diesel consumption catches up to biodiesel
EIA’s latest supply and use figures for biodiesel and renewable diesel show biodiesel consumption was around 141.3 million gallons in...
Biofuels monthly update: November 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: November 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
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2021/22 corn use for ethanol totaled 5.326 billion bu
USDA’s latest grain crushings report put August corn use for ethanol at 432.3 million bushels, down 3 percent from July...
Biofuels monthly update: October 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: October 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Ethanol production fell to 901,000 bpd last week
Production dipped to its lowest weekly rate since Feb. 26, 2021, when the average was 849,000 barrels per day. It...
USDA sees 2022/23 corn stocks dropping 20% from 2021/22
Best described as “Oops”: USDA provided a September surprise likely to aid in pushing corn futures back towards $7 per...
Jan-Jun soybean oil use for biofuel up 19% YOY
Biomass-based diesel manufacturers used 4.95 billion pounds of soybean oil during the first six months of 2022, a sizeable increase...
June ethanol production up 2% YOY
Ethanol manufacturers produced 31.3 million barrels (1.31 billion gallons) of ethanol during June, almost the same as May’s volume. Cumulative...
Biofuels monthly update: September 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: September 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Macro factors push & pull corn market
Futures activity Dec-22 corn futures showed strength earlier in the week, settling Monday just off the session high at $6.8300....
Ethanol use hits one-year high
Last week, ethanol use by blenders and refiners notched its first YOY gain since late May and was the highest...
Ethanol stocks held steady heading into August
Use by blenders and refiners remained on the low side of average (excluding 2020’s depressed demand) during the week ending...
Weekly ethanol use & stocks higher than last season
For the week ending Jul.29, U.S weekly ethanol use was at a five-week high but down 1.3 percent from the...
Biofuels monthly update: August 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Biofuels monthly update: August 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Weekly ethanol stocks at one-month low
For the week ending Jul. 22, U.S weekly ethanol ending stocks reached a one-month low, still up 6 percent from...
Weekly ethanol usage is on the lower side despite high gas prices
For the week ending Jul. 15, U.S. weekly ethanol blending and refining use was unchanged from last week, and use...
U.S. ethanol production at eight-week low
For the week ending Jul. 8, U.S. weekly ethanol production was at an eight-week low of 1.005 million barrels per...
U.S. weekly ethanol stocks up 8% from five-year average
For the week ending Jul. 1, U.S. ethanol ending stocks were just under 23.5 million, up 8 percent from the...
Biofuels monthly update: July 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
U.S. ethanol use at five-week low, corn-based ethanol blend for 2022
For the week ending Jun 3, U.S. ethanol blending and refining use was 898,000 barrels per day (bpd), a five-week...
Biofuels monthly update: June 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Corn futures trade sideways ahead of holiday
Futures activity Spot corn futures closed this week basically unchanged from their close last Friday at $7.77 per bushel. During...
Ethanol stocks at four-month low
For the week ending May 13, U.S. weekly ethanol stocks were just under 23.8 million, a four-month low and up...
Ethanol use at seven-week high
For the week ending Apr. 29, U.S. weekly ethanol blending and refining use was 895,000 barrels per day (bpd), a...
Biofuels monthly update: May 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
U.S. ethanol production is up 6% from the five-year average
For the week ending Apr. 22, U.S. weekly ethanol production was 963,000 barrels per day (bpd), 6 percent above the...
Runaway prices at pump result in broken campaign promises
Over a year into Biden’s first term in office, prices for crude oil have more than doubled, moving from $50...
U.S. ethanol stocks at 13-week low
For the week ending Apr. 15, U.S. weekly ethanol stocks were a 13-week low of about 24.3 million barrels but...
U.S. corn exports at three-week low
For the week ending Apr. 7, U.S. weekly corn exports were just under 1.6 MMT (63.0 million bushels), a three-week...
Biofuels monthly update: April 2022
Production and use data for ethanol, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. Updated biofuel market factors.
Ethanol production at five-week low, still strong
In the week ending Apr. 1, U.S. ethanol production was 1.0 million barrels per day (bpd), a five-week low but...
U.S. ethanol endings stocks at season high
In the week ending Mar. 30, weekly U.S. ethanol ending stocks were 26.5 million barrels, a season record and above...
Ethanol use at five-week low
In the week ending Mar. 18, U.S. ethanol blending and refining use was 865,000 barrels per day (bpd), a five-week...
Russia-Ukraine situation overshadows WASDE changes to corn
Overwhelmed by the current geopolitical situation, today’s WASDE was arguably the least anticipated report in recent years. Nonetheless, there were...
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