US biodiesel production reached record high in May
US production of biodiesel reached 111 million gal in May, according to the US Energy Information Administration. This was an increase from production of 106 million gal in April.
Biodiesel production from the Midwest region (Petroleum Administration for Defense District 2) was 67% of the US total, EIA said. Production came from 116 operating biodiesel plants with operable capacity of 2.2 billion gal/year.
Feedstocks consumed for biodiesel production were 3.4 billion lb during January-May, with a ratio of 7.6 lb of feedstock per gallon of biodiesel produced. Soybean oil accounted for 54% of the total biodiesel feedstocks.
Under the Renewable Fuel Standard program, the US Environmental Protection Agency sets annual targets for the use of biodiesel and other biofuel categories, such as advanced and total biofuels, which can also be satisfied through additional biodiesel use.
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Conglin Xu | Managing Editor-Economics
Conglin Xu, Managing Editor-Economics, covers worldwide oil and gas market developments and macroeconomic factors, conducts analytical economic and financial research, generates estimates and forecasts, and compiles production and reserves statistics for Oil & Gas Journal. She joined OGJ in 2012 as Senior Economics Editor.
Xu holds a PhD in International Economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She was a Short-term Consultant at the World Bank and Summer Intern at the International Monetary Fund.
