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Palm oil production is expected to increase from 38.5 million tons in 2017/18 to 40.5 million tons in 2018/19.

Post forecasts 2017/18 production at 112.5 million metric tons (mmt), Brazil’s second largest crop after the record set on the previous season.

Ecuador is a promising market for the expansion of the demand for ethanol.

On December 29, 2017, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) invited public comments on changes to its fuel ethanol policy.

Indonesia’s plans to develop bioethanol continue to face strong headwinds from costly inputs, capacity limitations and trade restrictions limiting imports of alternative feedstock.

Bolivia announces its intention to implement an ethanol blend mandate in gasoline which will begin at 10 percent and would increase gradually as the Bolivian industry increases production....

On December 13, 2017, Canada announced a new federal Regulatory Framework on the Clean Fuel Standard.

Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are a byproduct of corn ethanol production. This derivative is primarily used in compound animal feeds as a vegetable based protein.

Japan is likely to finalize a determination in January, 2018, that will allow the use of U.S. corn-based ethanol in the production of bio-Ethyl Tert-Butyl Ether (ETBE) from 2018.

Ontario proposed to increase the ethanol blend mandate from 5 to 10 percent and require that the ethanol emit significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum gasoline.

The planned rollout of 10 percent biodiesel blend (B10), initially scheduled on July 1, 2016, and deferred to January 1, 2017, has been postponed indefinitely.

Total ethanol production for 2018 is forecast to grow on strong demand and policy support.