The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, lost 0.59 percent to 50.73 as large caps dropped. For the day, Abengoa (ABGB) declined 7.79 percent to $1.42, while TerraVia (SZYM) dropped 4.33 percent to $1.99. Among other equities, Codexis (CDXS) gained 3.09 percent to $3.34. Overall, declines led advances by a […]
In yesterday’s Digest, we asked “How much grease is out there, and at what price?” And the data is thin. As we reported, even the awe-inspiring Billion Ton series of reports from the US Department of Energy stays away entirely from the topic of waste fats, oils and greases. Courtesy of the billion-ton study, we […]
I solve my problems and I see the light We gotta loving thing, we gotta feed it right There ain’t no danger, we can go too far We start believing now that we can be who we are Grease is the word “Grease (is the word)”, from the musical Grease. When the United States passed […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, rebounded 0.99 percent to 51.03 as advanced bio surged. For the day, Amyris (AMRS) jumped 8.98 percent to $1.05, while TerraVia (SZYM) gained 7.77 percent to $2.08. Among other equities, Gevo (GEVO) advanced 8.07 percent to $0.24.. Overall, advances led declines by a […]
Any Pacific Northwesterner of the old school grew up with the scent of Nootka cypress and Western Red Cedar in the nostrils. The people of that part of the world were raised to regard red and yellow cedar as “the wood that lasts”. Blocks of cedar were employed to ward off moths and other bichitos […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dropped 1.21 percent to 51.53 as advanced bio weakened. For the day, Biox (BX.T) jumped 13.79 percent to $0.86. while Gevo (GEVO) shed 6.69 percent to $0.22. Among other equities, Aemetis (AMTX) lost 8.78 percent to $1.87. Overall, declines led advances by a […]
By Brent Erickson, Executive VP, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Special to The Digest Congress has made it a priority to try and return the annual appropriations process to regular order, following multiple years of passing late omnibus funding bills. Omnibus funding bills rob many successful programs of the individual evaluation they merit; the Farm Bill Energy […]
At 8:30am, there’s a standing daily meeting of the key traders in Gary Haer’s sales group at REG headquarters in Ames, Iowa. And they’re not kidding. Everyone stands. For 15 minutes there’s the rat-a-tat-tat of rumor, fact, competitors, pricing, spreads, the who’s selling what and where, the buying and selling of diesel, renewable diesel and biodiesel across North […]
The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dropped 1.08 percent to 51.15 as ethanol tanked. For the day, Pacific Ethanol (PEIX) shed 8.86 percent to $4.01, while Amyris (AMRS) dumped 8.26 percent to $1.00. Among other equities, Cosan (CZZ) was trimmed 5.49 percebt to $4.65. Overall, declines led advances by […]
In grains, the big news has been the USDA prospective plantings report, which has corn up to 93 million acres in 2016, up 5 million over last year, and it was an unexpected gain given that stock levels of grain are high now. Big stocks plus a big planting equals even bigger ending stocks — […]
