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2021 Agricultural Export Yearbook

The 2021 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world.
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Thailand: Updated Biofuel Situation in 2022

The government reduced the biodiesel mandatory blend rate from 10 percent to 7 percent in 2022. However, the current blend rates during February 5 – March 31, 2022, were set in range with a minimum of B5 for diesel fuel to help curb retail prices of diesels.
On December 22, 2020, the Government Of India’s (GOI), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways published a Draft Automotive Industry Standard (AIS) containing procedural and safety requirements...
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Malaysia: Biofuels Annual

Biodiesel production in 2020 is expected to drop year over year by 16 percent to 1.25 billion liters due to a decrease in international and domestic diesel fuel demand stemming from the COVID-19...
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Philippines: Biofuels Annual

To combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine government placed much of the country in various forms of quarantine, which in turn sharply eroded the demand for...
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Brazil: Brazil Allows Imported Soy in Biodiesel Production

On November 18, the Brazilian National Energy Policy Council published a resolution to allow for the use of imported materials – either raw soybeans or soybean oil - in the production of biodiesel.
The European Commission launched a public consultation on the EU’s review of the Renewable Energy Directive (REDII).
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Japan: Biofuels Annual

To meet its 2020 biofuel target amid declining gasoline demand due to COVID-19, Japan increases its average bioethanol blend rate to 1.9 percent.
On October 29, 2020, India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister approved revised prices for ethanol procurement by the state-owned Oil Marketing Companies...
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Peru: Biofuels Annual

Peruvian ethanol production in 2020 is forecast at 170 million liters, a slight reduction from 173 million liters from the previous year.
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Brazil: Corn Ethanol Production Booms in Brazil

Plentiful, and generally cheap, corn supplies in Brazil’s Center-West region have enticed investment in the corn ethanol sector over the last few years.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) invites public comments on its proposal to shorten the eligibility window for previously approved and future biomass projects...