Biden faces mounting frustration from farmers over biofuel policy
Biofuels, made from crops or waste like used cooking oil, benefit from government initiatives, prompting fuelmakers to import raw materials for profitability. Gordon Denny, an agricultural consultant, highlighted that U.S. rules often aid foreign competitors. A new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) facility in Georgia, despite being capable of using American corn ethanol, will utilize Brazilian sugarcane ethanol due to its lower carbon score.
At the heart of the matter is production of biofuels, which can be made from crops like soybeans and corn, or from waste products like used cooking oil. The fuels benefit from government initiatives, regardless of whether the ingredients are produced in the US or overseas, pushing fuelmakers to import raw materials whenever it’s more profitable.
“The US is designing rules to help our competitors and our competing countries’ farmers,” said Gordon Denny, an agricultural consultant and former procurement director at Bunge Global SA. Take the case of a new facility in rural Georgia for making sustainable aviation fuel, used to power planes and known as SAF. While the plant is able to churn out ethanol made from American-grown corn, the company behind the facility has said it will use Brazilian sugarcane ethanol, which typically has a lower carbon score.
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