A letter signed by 9,000 corn growers and advocates from 47 states was sent to House and Senate leadership last week on year-round E15. The letter urges Congress to remove an obsolete federal policy preventing the sale of E15 during the summer months.
“A legislative solution for consumers to access year-round E15 comes at no cost yet would provide critical support to our nation’s energy sector, overdue relief for American families, and provide necessary economic security to rural communities,” the letter said. “Standardizing year-round E15 will increase corn demand by about 2.3 billion bushels per year.”
NCGA also says that considering about one-third of the corn produced in the U.S. is used for ethanol production, this demand creation will result in an impressive improvement in profitability for operations across the nation, and rural communities will reap the benefits. Congress fell short of an E15 fix late last year.
