Algae - a new source for Biodiesel for 2020
The key drivers for the global biodiesel market are energy independence, economic security, environmental security, national security, tax incentives and government mandates writes the senior editor for TheBioenergySite, Chris Harris.

Degraded Grasslands v Rainforests for Palm Oil
Degraded grasslands are a better option for palm oil production compared to rainforests according to a new study, writes Rhett A. Butler of mongabay.com.

EU Revises Biofuels Policy
In Directive 2003/30 the European Commission (EC) set indicative non-binding goals for biofuels consumption in the European Union. Since the high food prices during the summer 2007, the use of biofuels have been widely under discussion in the EU. Several...

Oil Crops Outlook
A slowdown in demand for domestically produced soybean has had a significant effect on soybean prices, according to the USDA Economic Research Department.

US Feed Outlook
The current economic crisis in the US and around the world together financial problems within the ethanol idustry are continuing to hit demand for corn, according to the USDA Economic Research Service Feed Outloook report. Feed grain supplies for 2008/09...

Uruguayan Biofuels Report 2008
Uruguay's biofuel production is estimated at 4.5 million litres of biodiesel for 2008, according to teh USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. However, Uruguay's biofuel law that came into place in mid 2008 mandates mixes for diesel (from 2009) and gasoline...

Indonesia Biofuels Annual Report 2008
The government of Indonesia plans to develop a biofuel industry have stagnated, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service in its annual report on the biofules market in the country. In 2008 biofuel production will decrease compared to 2007 following...

World Agricultural Production
While sunflower seed production in Argentina is down this month compared to last, production of soybeans is stable, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service World Agricultural Production report.

Food Outlook Report - Sugar
Sugar prices saw a steady rise throughout the beginning and the middle of teh year, but now prices have started to fall according to the FAO's Food Outlook Report.

Containing Feed Cost Using Biofuel Coproducts
After a year of high grain and feed costs and rising production costs, feeding co-products of biofuel production could help to ease the situation and could be a way forward, Eduardo Beltranena from Alberta Agriculture and Food and Alberta Universirt and...

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - December 2008
While US wheat supplies have risen as imports, there has been a lowering of use as feed. On the other hand, the use of corn for ethanol production has dropped tremendously, according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the...

Malaysia Biofuels Annual Report 2008
Escalating palm oil prices have dampened the fledging biodiesel industry in Malaysia according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. The Government put on hold the proposed mandatory blend of five per cent of palm olein in diesel. However, foreign...

Banking on a Biogas Project
Financing a biogas project at any time can be a risky business, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Drought-Hardy Soybean Lines Show Their Stamina
Rows and rows of drought-stricken soybean plants lined test plots in the Sandhills area of North Carolina. So when a cloudburst came along, you’d have thought that Thomas Carter, who planted the seeds with his co-workers, would be happy. But he wasn’...

Changes Proposed in French Biofuels Incentives
Although the French government recently confirmed its objective of a seven per cent incorporation rate of biofuels into transportation fuels by 2010, it is not likely to increase this target, writes the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Moreover, it...