E15 has been a tent pole for many legislators around the Midwest, but with delays in year-round approval from the Environmental Protection Agency, the impact still feels hypothetical to some in the industry.
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EPA wait keeps ethanol industry ‘stuck in neutral’
Earth One Energy in Gibson City, Ill., was built in 2009 at the peak of the ethanol boom. University of Illinois agricultural economist Scott Irwin said there is “no doubt” an increase in E15 availability and other higher blends would be a boost to corn demand and likely translate to higher corn prices.
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Editor’s note: The following was written by Eric Yu and Ryan Miller, University of Minnesota Extension crops educators, for the Minnesota Crop…
