Biofuels

Brazil is the world’s third-largest corn producer, surpassed only by the United States and China. Its growing corn output has led to an increase of corn as a feedstock for ethanol production, which is more cost-effective than sugarcane ethanol.

In 2025, Mexico enacted the Biofuels Law, the Hydrocarbons Sector Law, and the PEMEX Law, along with the corresponding implementing regulations. All together, these laws centralize regulatory oversight of biofuels and update the framework for biofuel production, blending, and quality standards.

The United States continues to be the largest supplier of agricultural products to the Philippines, which was its ninth-largest export market in 2024. Consumer preferences have recently changed to include more health awareness, convenience foods, and products for different lifestyles.

Japan ’s new biofuels policy will help promote a cleaner, more sustainable energy future and will expand U.S. ethanol producers’ producers’ access to the Japanese market.

Foreign Agricultural Service Administrator Daniel Whitley led a USDA trade mission to the Philippines, July 18-21. He was joined by representatives from 29 U.S. agribusinesses and farm organizations and 10 state departments of agriculture, working...

On the first-ever FAS trade mission to Brazil, 22 U.S. companies and farm groups made great headway to expand their agricultural exports and develop their business relationships in Recife and São Paulo. Over the course of five days, as a result of...