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State corn leaders urge Trump to uphold RFS
The leaders of state corn grower groups in 23 states, representing more than 300-thousand corn farmers, have written to president Trump asking his EPA to uphold the law in regard to RFS waivers.
The letter says, “to effectively stop the harm caused by RFS waivers, EPA needs to account for projected waivers beginning with the pending 2020 RFS volume rule.”
The letter says corn farmers appreciate Trump’s past support for agriculture and ethanol but EPA’s current use of waivers undermines growth potential for higher ethanol blends, reduces demand, lowers the value of their crops and puts the outlook for the rural economy in jeopardy.
The state corn leaders say ethanol plants will continue to close if Trump doesn’t act soon.
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