In Germany, UFOP responds to the vegetable oil price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations which fell to a five-month low in December 2017, primarily driven by weaker prices for palm, rapeseed and soybean oil. UFOP said that in Germany, “wheat and other produce are valued at less than fuel […]
In Canada, a garbage audit shows that the city of Edmonton is not meeting its waste diversion goals, partially due to Enerkem’s biofuels project not running at full capacity. Enerkem turns Edmonton’s municipal solid waste into methanol and ethanol. The audit report also shows that the amount of waste diverted from the landfill has declined […]
In India, a new book published by the Central Agroforestry Research Institute of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the World Agroforestry Centre, will help farmers and planners know where to plant which trees. The publication compiles characteristics of useful trees to complement agroforestry policy and speed up its adoption throughout India. The book […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that greenhouse gas emissions in rapeseed cultivation need to be assessed realistically for optimal mitigation and that global default values overestimate nitrous oxide emissions. A network of eight partners investigated GHG emissions from the cultivation of rapeseed and found that the nitrous oxide emission factor for GHG accounting in rapeseed is […]
In Washington, D.C., ethanol production averaged 1.040 million barrels per day (b/d)—or 43.68 million gallons daily, according to government data analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association. That is down 23,000 b/d from the week before. The four-week average for ethanol production increased slightly to 1.040 million b/d for an annualized rate of 15.94 billion gallons. […]
In Sweden, Ambassador of Sweden to Malaysia Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt voiced opposition to the European Union’s ban on palm oil saying that the requirement to be phased out before others is discrimination. According to the Malaysian Reserve, Juhlin-Dannfelt said at the announcement of the 2nd Sweden-South-East Asia Business Summit 2018 in Kuala Lumpur “Sweden and many […]
In India, researchers at the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology genetically modified a fungus in order to increase the production of enzymes helpful in converting cellulose into simple fermentable sugars. ICGEB’s research could help produce double the amount of biofuel from agricultural waste materials. The genetically engineered fungus could be a valuable alternative […]
In Brazil, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is joining the Switzerland-based Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, whose member companies represent more than a quarter of the world’s oil and gas production. OGCI aims to speed and scale up initiatives taken by member companies to reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of their core oil and gas business […]
In Illinois, corn farmers are selling crops at a loss to makers of ethanol or animal feed because of excess supply of food-grade corn. Many farmers switched or added different strains of corn in order to diversify and get premium prices for nice products like white corn which can often be sold at a premium, […]
In Texas, Platts reports that U.S. net export sales of current and next crop corn totaled 1.531 million mt in the week that ended January 18, down 19% from 1.891 million mt in the previous week, according to Department of Agriculture data. Of total net exports sales, 1.446 million mt were for the current corn […]
