Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) has won the auction for seven ethanol plants formerly owned by VeraSun Energy Corporation (VSUNQ), which is now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Valero will pay $477 million...
Source: ThinkstockFalling U.S. demand for gasoline has combined with high corn prices to force the closure of several U.S. ethanol plants. Ethanol makers are actually losing money on every gallon of...
Archer Daniels Midland reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings Tuesday morning that exceeded consensus estimates. Revenue for both periods fell short of expectations.
Source: ThinkstockArcher Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) reported second-quarter 2013 earnings this morning. The agribusiness giant posted adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.46 on...
The US Environmental Protection Agency yesterday released a list of 20 companies that have been approved to manufacture ethanol for use in blending the 15% ethanol-gasoline blend known as E15. Among...
Tucked neatly away in the recently passed tax bill was a renewal of the $0.45/gallon subsidy for corn ethanol. The subsidy renewal also includes a continuation of the $0.54/gallon tariff on imported...
There are more than 200 ethanol refineries in the US with a total nameplate production capacity of nearly 15 million gallons/year. One of the largest producers, privately-held Cargill, plans to add a...
The tax bill negotiated between President Obama and Republican legislators reportedly contains an extension to the various government supports for ethanol producers. The Renewable Fuels Association...
Source: Jon OggEarnings season is in the thick of things, and stocks finally showed that they could pull back after hitting new highs each day. Investors and traders alike have to be contemplating...
In March 2009, the five ethanol-producing plants owned by a subsidiary of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) filed for bankruptcy protection. The plants exited bankruptcy in June 2010, under...
Today’s earnings report from Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) not only missed analyst’s targets, but may have missed the broad side of the barn. Analyst expected EPS of $0.67, and got EPS of...
In the international diplomatic game of tit-for-tat, the Chinese ministry of commerce has said it will begin an investigation into US dumping of livestock feed on China’s farm market. Earlier this...
On Monday, we’ll get to see earnings out of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM). The estimates from First Call for the agriculture giant are $0.74 EPS on $12.65 Billion in revenues. ...
The corn ethanol industry in the US has received some $41 billion in federal subsidies since 1980. This year alone, federal subsidies are expected to total about $7.6 billion. As the federal budget...