Biofuels a top priority for NCGA heading into 2021

by | Nov 27, 2020 | 5 Ag Stories, News

The National Corn Growers Association is focusing on several issues heading into 2021 with ethanol and biofuels among those at the top of the list.

NCGA President John Linder tells the Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network it?s been a challenging year for the biofuels industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Whether it?s backing the market access provided by the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) or expanding the marketplace with higher blends of ethanol, like E15, the National Corn Growers Association is working for America?s corn farmers to increase ethanol use.

Each year, roughly 30 percent of field corn goes into fuel ethanol. Ethanol is the second-largest customer for U.S. corn. Corn ethanol is uniquely positioned to play a larger role in the future of transportation fuels. Listen to Linder’s full interview below.