U.S. ethanol industry leaders joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and Under Secretary Luke Lindberg in the United Kingdom (U.K.) this week, meeting with top U.K. officials to underscore the priorities of the U.S. ethanol industry while identifying opportunities to increase ethanol exports and open the U.K. fully to the U.S. market.
Discussions with local stakeholders and government officials, supported by Secretary Rollins, Ambassador Warren Stephens, the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC), Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), and leading ethanol exporters pointed to the immediate opportunity for ethanol as well as future growth potential toward E15 and beyond in the U.K.
In acknowledgement of the efforts by the USDA, the top three U.S. ethanol industry associations – USGBC, Growth Energy, and RFA – said jointly:
“The U.S. ethanol industry would like to thank USDA and Secretary Rollins for the opportunity to meet and discuss growth opportunities for U.S. ethanol in the U.K., as well as to acknowledge the importance the recent trade deal holds for American farmers. The industry looks forward to continued collaboration not only in the U.K. to meet a 1.4-billion-liter (370 million gallon) demand, but also to expand markets in Mexico, Asia and around the world to build increasing export potential for our homegrown fuel.”