January 23, 2017
BY Ron Lamberty
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Neste on Oct. 29 announced renewable product sales volumes reached a record 1.29 million metric tons during the third quarter. Total renewable fuel production was up 20%, with renewable diesel production up 34% and SAF production down 30%.
The government of Canada on Oct. 27 released proposed amendments that aim to update the country’s Clean Fuel Regulations by boosting support for domestically produced fuels, encouraging investments, and supporting agricultural supply chains.
U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 960,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in July, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Densified Biomass Fuels Report. Sales of densified biomass fuel reached 1 million tons during the month.
The USDA and NASA on Oct. 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will strengthen USDA’s data quality and help ensure that American farmers and ranchers benefit from and have access to cutting-edge technologies.
The USDA on Oct. 19 announced plans to launch a new Harvest Fuel Relief program to provide $8 billion to U.S. farmers to help offset high fuel costs. The one-time payments will be funded through the USDA’s CCC and administered by the FSA.