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EIA: US biomass-based diesel imports increased to record levels in 2013; from net exporter to net importer

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Total US imports of biomass-based diesel fuel—biodiesel and renewable diesel—reached 525 million gallons in 2013, compared to 61 million gallons in 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). per gallon biodiesel blending tax credit, which expired on 31 December 2013. billion gallons to 1.28

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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High oil prices, a global economic rebound, and new laws and mandates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, and the United States, among other countries, are all factors behind the surge in production, according to research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute’s Climate and Energy Program for the website Vital Signs Online.

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USDA Long-Term Projections See Ongoing But Slower Growth in Corn Use for Ethanol

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While expansion in the ethanol industry will continue over the next ten years, there will be slower growth for corn-based ethanol, largely reflecting moderate growth in overall gasoline consumption in the United States, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Long-Term Agricultural Projections released on 12 Feb.