Ethanol Looks Beyond Trump-Biden Bluster to Biofuel Reset

  • Presidential, Iowa Senate races put biofuel in spotlight
  • Renewable Fuel Standard uncertainty clouds ethanol outlook

Corn plants grow in Churdan, Iowa, U.S., on Friday, May 17, 2019. 

Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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Donald Trump and Joe Biden are scrambling to secure Farm Belt victories with sweeping promises to protect corn-based ethanol’s place in the U.S. fuel mix.

The industry has reasons to be wary of both presidential candidates.