WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, welcomed news of yet another trade deal recently announced by President Trump and the White House, this time between the U.S. and the European Union. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins the deal includes an agreement for the EU to purchase $750 billion in U.S. energy, including American-made ethanol.
“This is yet another example of this Administration’s commitment to American energy dominance, and we applaud President Trump, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer for putting rural America first in their trade negotiations,” said Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor. “This latest trade deal with the EU will deliver concrete benefits to the American ethanol industry and to the rural communities it supports. It has the potential to unleash a new era of transatlantic trade partnerships and to enhance what’s already one of the ethanol industry’s strongest trade relationships. We look forward to learning more details about how this agreement addresses the tariff and non-tariff trade barriers that will allow the U.S. ethanol industry to build on the $420 million we exported to the EU in 2024.”