Governors' Biofuels Coalition

Like much of the ag industry, corn is having a downtime in the markets. But Jed Bower, National Corn Growers Association president, said there is an avenue for the commodity that could serve as a lifeline during these turbulent times in agriculture. That avenue is E15. As the end of the year barrels closer, the National Corn Growers Association hopes to get an E15 bill passed that would allow the sale of biofuel to be an option at the pumps for motorists for all 12 months of the year.

“For every 1% we can increase that demand, you’re roughly 450 million bushels. So we get another five points, you’re looking at a couple billion bushels. I think that’ll be instrumental in helping strengthen rural America and the farm economy,” Bower said. Finding ways to use corn domestically is more important as the trade war has increased uncertainty in the markets, and record crops have provided an abundance. Year-round E15 and sustainable aviation fuel would allow the country to utilize more corn and other crops here on American soil and help support demand for the commodities. It would als

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