U.S. Biodiesel Production Up During June

By CnAgri2012-08-06 19:13:36 Print

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that 112 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in June, bringing year-to-date production to 557 million gallons through the first six months of the year.

Biodiesel production is reported under the EPA's biomass-based diesel category in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

The EPA numbers show a total of 117.5 million gallons of Biomass-based Diesel for the month of June, but that figure also includes renewable diesel.

Last year, the biodiesel industry set a new production record of nearly 1.1 billion gallons, supporting more than 39,000 jobs across the country. The RFS requires a minimum of 1 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel in 2012.