In Brazil, Platts reports data from the Secretariat of International Trade, or SECEX, shows June ethanol exports were 75% higher on the year at 298.84 million liters. More than 43% of the total volume was exported to the US while South Korea received the bulk of the remaining volume at around 82 million liters. The […]
In Argentina, La Nación newspaper reports that biodiesel exports reached 1.029 million metric tons in 2019 with nearly all of it going to Europe, yet the country’s has a European export quota of 1.2 million tons it wasn’t able to completely fill due to low petroleum prices that have weighed on demand for biodiesel blendstock, […]
In China, the Ethanol Group President at The Andersons told Platts that US ethanol exports could fall to 1.5 billion gallons in 2019, down 100 million gallons on the year, as a result of reduced demand from China. As the industry looks for other markets to take up the missing gallons from China, India may […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that the country exported the most ethanol in August since October 2013 at 314 million liters, up from 241 million liters in August 2018, thanks to sugar mills continuing to focus on ethanol production rather than sugar as has been the case for the past two years. August’s figure is also […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports that the national biodiesel association sees a best-case scenario of 2 billion liters of biodiesel exports this year, compared to 1.78 billion liters last year, but a worst-case scenario is closer to 1 billion liters. The low end of the scale takes into consideration the legal challenges brought about by the […]
In Argentina, local press reports that the soy industry is blaming a shift in government policy that no longer favors value-added products to a decimation of biodiesel exports during the first two months of the year. During January and February there were no biodiesel exports at all compared to exports valued at $176 million during […]
In Malaysia, Platts reports that a jump in demand for palm oil from the European Union, India and China led to 21% more exports in January than during January 2018. Exports to Europe saw the largest jump by nearly 158% to 253,773 metric tons, while China was the largest destination at 317,212 tons, almost 18% […]
In Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reports that ethanol exports soared last year to 653,443 metric tons compared to 572,056 tons in 2017. The average price for the ethanol exported was $650 per ton, brining receipts for 2018 to around $425 million. Currently there are 18 distilleries producing anhydrous ethanol, ENA and industrial ethanol. In the […]
In Germany, PetrolPlaza reports that German biodiesel exports through June jumped 14% on the year to 880,000 metric tons with more than 12% of the total destined for non-European markets. Even though the Netherlands reduced imports 10% during the period, it remained the main destination market at 288,800 tons, while imports from Poland jumped by […]
In Washington, partnering with the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service—and with support from the Market Access Program funds and state check-off contributions—the U.S. Grains Council has been able to help promote corn ethanol sales globally for a new export record in marketing year 2016/2017 of nearly 1.4 billion gallons. Calendar […]
