USGBC Supports USFRA Biofuels Study

The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC) was pleased to support the recent launch of a new report, commissioned by U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (USFRA), showing how expanded markets for biofuels can strengthen food, economic and energy security on a global scale.

Authored by industry-leading analysts at S&P Global Energy, the report directly tackles key questions raised by U.S. trading partners, showing that expanded biofuel production can be achieved on existing cropland, while putting more food and feed into the marketplace. In fact, under a high-growth scenario, biofuel growth would simultaneously increase global food and feed supplies by 45 percent compared to baseline scenarios.

"For too long, important decisions have been built on the assumption that demand for food and fuel will naturally keep pace with rising yields," said Kevin Burkum, USFRA chief executive.

"Agriculture has been treated as a zero-sum game, one where food, fuel and other bio-based products compete against one another for limited resources; that is not what this data shows."

In addition, expanded markets for biofuels would unleash sustained investment in modern agricultural techniques like precision farming, higher-yield crop varieties and conservation practices that can boost productivity while reducing the environmental footprint of every acre farmed.

"For the Council, reports like these provide valuable data that can be used to educate our trading partners about the benefits of higher blend rates for renewable fuels, while positioning U.S. farmers to supply a growing share of the approximately 940-billion-gallon global liquid fuel market that includes marine and aviation fuels," said Alicia Koch, USGBC director of global ethanol export development.

To learn more, visit https://fuelingagriculture.com. The website provides access to the full report, along with fact sheets, charts and other essential reading for farm advocates.