As gasoline prices soar and farmers face economic woes, the finer details of biofuel politics complicate a deal for year-round sales of E15.

Rising U.S. ethanol exports to Europe continue to provide support for financial markets in both regions as traders look to manage higher flows.

Opponents of federal mandates to use corn-based ethanol in automobiles are stepping up their criticism after an international report released Wednesday indicated that the renewable-fuel rules took an $11.6 billion toll on poorer, corn-importing nations ...

BENSON, Minn. - Ethanol fuel production discussions baffled Dale Tolifson during early meetings of Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. more than a decade ago. "We could have just as well have been talking in German," the corn grower recalled. "I didn't understand ...

Corn based bioethanol refineries have been popping up all over the United States over the past couple of years. This in turn has led to a spike in corn prices as more corn is being diverted from food and animal feed to fuel production which has led to ...

Have you sat down and consumed your 5.12 pounds of corn today? That, according to USDA figures, will be the daily per-capita consumption of corn for 2008 in the U.S. Several people in recent columns have stated that there is only pennies' worth of corn in ...

AltraBiofuels, which operates the largest ethanol plant in California, is upping its bet on biofuels in a big way. Backed by five major venture funds, the L.A.-based company recently secured $166 million in debt financing to build ethanol plants in Ohio ...

CHICAGO -- A new study on ethanol land use impact found that a modern ethanol plant does not meaningfully change farmland use, neither the amount of land farmed nor the mix of crops planted (e.g., corn, soybeans). Commissioned by the Illinois Corn Growers ...