The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) reports that, after a slight decrease in 2017, Iowa’s 12 biodiesel plants rebounded with a record-breaking 365 million gallons of biodiesel production in 2018.
IRFA Executive Director Monte Shaw said the increased production was largely due to the plummeting level of biodiesel imports following a verdict against Argentina and Indonesia for illegally subsidizing imports to the U.S.
Shaw says there was also a shift in biodiesel feedstock usage in 2018 toward more soybean oil.
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