Ethanol leaders are concerned potentially low Renewable Volume Obligations could cripple the ethanol market.
The Renewable Fuels Association’s Robert White tells Brownfield U.S. ethanol production is about 3.5 billion gallons under what it could be with some plants producing a limited supply and others still experiencing slowdowns because of demand loss from the pandemic.
“The [Renewable Fuel Standard] hasn’t held up its end of the bargain, exports waned a little bit last year during the pandemic as well,” he said.
