IOWA ETHANOL PRODUCTION SET A RECORD IN 2022.
THE IOWA RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION SAYS PRODUCTION INCREASED TO FOUR-POINT-FIVE BILLION GALLONS, UP FROM THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 4.4 BILLION GALLONS IN 2021.
OBSERVERS CREDIT FUEL DEMAND RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, IOWA ETHANOL PLANT EFFICIENCIES, AND THE AMPLE LOCAL CORN SUPPLY AS FACTORS IN THE UPWARD TREND.
ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONTE SHAW SAYS BARRING A RECESSION, THEY EXPECT ETHANOL DEMAND TO GROW EACH YEAR AS IOWA AND OTHER STATES MAKE PROGRESS IN INCREASING ACCESS TO E15, OFTEN MARKETED AS UNLEADED 88.
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