US Grain Production Forecasts Up Across the Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States is more than able to continue supplying global customers with the necessary grains, according to the US Grains Council, the US's leading organisation...

Algae Farm: a Step Closer to Marketing Algae Booster
US - If large commercial algae farms are constructed in the near future, algae biodiesel could be a major transition technology, among other alternative energy technologies, to wean...

Weekly Outlook: Where is the Bottom?
US - Corn and soybean prices have been pummeled by negative fundamental news since early September. In late June, we were asking if the highs were near, now the question is whether...

Petrobras and Galp Energia Sign Biofuel Agreement
BRAZIL - Petrobras and Galp Energia SGPS signed an Investment Agreement in Lisbon, to create a joint-venture to develop a biofuel production and marketing project..

Biodiesel Projects in Washington
US - US based oil giant ExxonMobil Corp is to build a $3 million biodiesel blending plant in Spokane Valley, Washington.

Biofuel Policy Could Cut Exports
INDONESIA - Indonesian palm oil exports could fall as the government demands more should be blended with traditional fuels.

BioEnergy Europe - Top Event for the Agricultural Sector
GERMANY - Renewable energy has now become established as an important factor in the market. Conservation of natural resources, fuel supply security and cost-effectiveness are major...

Breakthrough for Global Oil Palm Industry
UK - The University of Reading, working with Sumatra Bioscience, BioHybrids International Limited, and the University of Aberystwyth, has made a major breakthrough in oil palm yield....

Biodiesel Company Exporting for Blending
INDIA - An Indian bioenergy company is shipping its production of biodiesel to the EU and US because it does not yet have the facilities to blend it with traditional petrol and die...

Flex Fuels Considers Cardiff Plant Options
UK - Flex Fuels Energy is looking at a number of options for the design and construction of an oilseed crushing plant in Cardiff, South Wales.

Additional Steps in Developing Sustainable Biofuels
WASHINGTON – The US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer have released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), outlining specific action areas...

More Research Required to Reap Biofuel Reward
US - While cellulosic biofuels derived from grasses, crop residues and inedible plant parts have real potential to be more efficient and environmentally friendly than grain-based biofuels...

PetroSun Signs Agreement With Biomass Partners
US - PetroSun BioFuels, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Petrosun Inc, has entered into an Agency Agreement with Biomass Partners, LLC to secure land surface rights and existing farm...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

PetroSun to Set Up Algae Farm in China
CHINA - US company PetroSun has reached an agreement with Shanghai Jun Ya Yan Technology Development Co., Ltd. to establish a commercial scale algae farm system pilot facility in C...