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Ethanol supply in the United States was drawn down 800,000 barrels (bbl) to the lowest inventory level in 2019 at 23.2 million bbl, narrowing a year-on-year surplus 300,000 bbl despite domestic production inching over 1 million barrels per day (bpd...

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Flooding chances remain higher and more widespread than last year across much of the Midwest.

As rural communities continue flood recovery efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to step up water releases from Gavins Point Dam.

Governors from Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska got together Wednesday with the Corps of Engineers and said they need to push for management changes on the Missouri River as communities in all three states cope with the second major flooding event in...

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Domestic ethanol inventories reversed lower from a record high in the week ended March 29 even as output moved 2.5% higher and blending demand declined.

While the Farm Credit Administration reports the health of the credit system is good, farmers across the country continue to struggle from a challenging agriculture economy and disasters.

Bill Northey, USDA's undersecretary for farm production, spent Thursday and Friday visiting with farmers in Missouri and Iowa. Producers in both states raised similar fears about continued flooding this spring in the Missouri River Basin and called on...

Iowa farmers brace for another nutrients runoff lawsuit filed this week.

Agriculture, ethanol, refiners and other biofuel interests on Friday aired concerns about EPA's proposal to allow year-round E15 sales and to reform the Renewable Identification Numbers market.

U.S. exports of ethanol during January 2019 were up 45% from a year ago, according to USDA. Biodiesel and distillers grain exports in January were both down from the prior year.

Domestic ethanol inventories were little changed while output declined 2.9%, driven by production losses in the Midwest in the week ended March 22.

Additional transportation costs continue to pile up for feedlots and ethanol plants impeded by damaged rail lines and highways in Nebraska. Currently, about 20% of the nation's ethanol production has been affected by the flooding.

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