Articles/Presentations

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Schafer To Lead U.S. Delegation To International Conference On Biofuels In Brazil (11/18/08)

  • A National Biofuels Action Plan Is Here (USDA Radio News; 10/21/08 - real, mp3, wave)

  • USDA Defends Its Biofuels Policy (USDA Radio News; 10/08/08 - real, mp3, wave)
    — USDA and DOE Release National Biofuels Action Plan (10/07/08)
    — FACT SHEET: National Biofuels Action Plan (10/07/08)
    — Secretaries Schafer and Bodman Announce National Biofuels Action Plan (Transcript; View Video; 10/07/08)

  • USDA Awards $35 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects (08/27/08)

  • Secretary Schafer Delivers Remarks at Farm to Fuel Summit (08/01/08)

  • Washington International Renewable Energy Conference Report Highlights Three-Day Conference (7/22/08)
    — Read the report (.pdf; 1.36 MB)

  • USDA Awards $6.9 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects (07/22/08)

  • Food, Feed and Fuel: USDA Briefing (05/19/08)
  • Corn Ethanol Produces Both Fuel and Food (USDA Radio News; 05/06/08 - real, mp3, wave)
    — Conflicting Data on Ethanol's Role in Food Price Hikes (USDA Radio News; 05/06/08 - real, mp3, wave)
  • See archive of USDA biofuels news
     

• U.S. Department of Energy

  • Fact Sheet: Gas Prices and Oil Consumption Would Increase Without Biofuels (.pdf; 06/11/08)

  • Letter to Congress: Current and projected impacts of biofuels on food and gasoline prices; Samuel W. Bodman, Secretary of Energy and Edward T. Schafer, Secretary of Agriculture (.pdf; 06/11/08)
     

• U.S. Trade Representative

  • United States Requests WTO Consultations with Canada Over Duties on Grain Corn (March 2006)
     
• U.S. Department of State
  • World Leaders Begin Debate on Crop Use for Biofuels, Food (06/03/08)
  • Global Grain Production Expected to Increase in 2008 (05/22/08)
  • Partnerships Help U.S., Developing Nations Promote Clean Energy (September 2007)
     
• Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations
  • High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, June 3-5, 2008, Rome, Italy
  • Introducing the International Bioenergy Platform (IBEP; May 2006)
     
• World Trade Organization
  • WTO Public Forum 2008: “Trading into the Future,” September 24–25, 2008; Geneva, Switzerland
  • Biofuels, organic food proposed as environmental goods (11/07/07)

• United States:
  • Historical Data From the U.S. Trade Internet System (1989–Present)
  • Production, Supply and Demand (World Agricultural Outlook Board)
  • Grain Stocks (1973–Present; National Agricultural Statistics Service)

  Global:

  • Production, Supply and Distribution: PSDonline
  • Agricultural Baseline Projections: Baseline Presentation, 2007-2016 (February 2007)
    • Corn and soybean projections under alternative biofuel policy assumptions (MS Excel)
    • Global Demand for Biofuel Feedstocks
    • Livestock Sector Use of Distillers Grains, A Coproduct of Ethanol Production

Links

• U.S. Government
  • USDA 2007 Farm Bill Proposals—Title IX: Energy
  • Agricultural Research: Bioenergy and Energy Alternatives
  • Biofuel Tax Credits and Import Tariffs
  • Biomass Research and Development Initiative
  • BioPreferred Biobased Products Catalog
  • Funding Opportunities
  • Getting Started in Biofuels
  • News and Reports
    • Biofuels in the News (U.S. Department of Energy)
    • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: EERE News (U.S. Department of Energy)
    • Energy TechNet (U.S. Department of Energy)
  • Research
  • The Renewable Fuel Program of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
  • U.S. Biofuel Overview
  • Other Biofuel-related Web sites
• Private Sector
  • Grassoline: Myths and Realities about Biofuels (University of Michigan; March 2008)
  • 2007 Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium, "Biofuels and Biofood: The Global Challenges of Emerging Technologies," October 17–19, 2007, Des Moines, Iowa
  • American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Biomass Coordinating Council
  • International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)
  • Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
  • World Energy Council

FAS Export Programs

• Cooperator: Clean Fuels Development Coalition
• Cooperator: Renewable Fuels Association

FAS Market-Specific Reports

• Thai Government Agrees To Import 30,000 Tons of Palm Oil (01/29/08; .pdf)

• Republic of South Africa: 2007 Biofuels Situation Update (12/14/07; .pdf)

• France Biofuels 2007/08 Prospects: Oilseed Deficit Widens (10/15/07; .pdf)

• Sweden Plans to Abolish Ethanol Duty (09/18/07; .pdf)

• Israeli Renewable Energy Market (08/21/07; .pdf)

• Brazil Biofuels Annual 2007 (08/17/07; .pdf)

• Canada Biofuels Annual 2007 (08/17/07; .pdf)

• EU-27: Commission Publishes Impact Assessment of the 10 Percent Biofuel Obligation (08/08/07; .pdf)

• Republic of Korea: 2007 Biofuels Production Report (08/08/07; .pdf)

• Philippine Biofuels Website Launched (07/30/07; .pdf)

• Poland Biofuel Update 2007 (07/27/07; .pdf)

• Spain Biofuels Update 2007 (07/26/07; .pdf)

• Uruguayan Biofuels Report 2007 (07/20/07; .pdf)

• Brazil Ethanol Annual 2007 (07/20/07; .pdf)

• Cheap Biodiesel Imports Could Potentially Impact German Rapeseed Oil Trade Balance (06/25/07; .pdf)

• Argentine Biofuels Report 2007 (06/21/07; .pdf)

• Philippines: Flexible Fuel Vehicle Engine Plant Inaugurated (06/15/07; .pdf)

• Indonesia Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/13/07; .pdf)

• Mexico Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/12/07; .pdf)

• Pakistan Biofuels 2007 (06/12/07; .pdf)

• India Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/05/07; .pdf)

• EU-27: Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/04/07; .pdf)

• Philippines Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/04/07; .pdf)

• Russian Federation Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/04/07; .pdf)

• Thailand Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/04/07; .pdf)

• China, Peoples Republic of Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/01/07; .pdf)

• Colombia Biofuels Annual 2007 (06/01/07; .pdf)

• New Tax Incentives Are Not Enough For Polish Biofuels Producers (05/31/07; .pdf)

• Germany:  Bioenergy Village - a Concept for Energy Self-Sufficiency in Rural Areas (05/31/07; .pdf)

• Taiwan Biofuels Annual 2007 (05/29/07; .pdf)

• Republic of South Africa Biofuels Annual 2007 (05/23/07; .pdf)

• Biofuels Conference in Budapest (04/26/07; .pdf)

• Malaysia Biofuels Bill (04/25/07; .pdf)

• Philippine Biofuels Law to be Implemented as Scheduled (04/05/07; .pdf)

• Finnish Companies Join Forces in Biofuels Development (03/30/07; .pdf)

• Dutch Company Announces Plans For Producing Second Generation Biofuels (03/08/07; .pdf)

• EU-25 Biofuels Annual 2006 (02/28/07; .pdf)

• New Zealand Biofuels Policy, Production and Market Potential (02/21/07; .pdf)

• Bio-Fuel Activity in Greece (02/20/07; .pdf)

• Australia Biofuels Annual 2006 (06/30/06; .pdf)

• Sweden Biofuels Annual 2006 (06/01/06; .pdf)

• Japan Biofuels Annual 2006 (05/26/06; .pdf)

• FAS Attaché Reports database

Contact Information:

Commodity/Contact	Area of Expertise	Phone	E-mail
Biofuels
Barbara Wojcik- Betancourt	Europe, FSU & Turkey	202-720-7571	Barbara.Wojcik-Betancourt@fas.usda.gov
Ernie Carter	Europe, FSU & Turkey	202-720-2922	Ernest.Carter@usda.gov
Jason Carver	Western Hemisphere	202-720-1063	Jason.Carver@fas.usda.gov
Brian Dorn	Asia	202-720-0819	Brian.Dorn@fas.usda.gov
Hooshang Fazel	Africa & Middle East	202-720-9493	Hooshang.Fazel@fas.usda.gov
Hui Jiang	Asia	202-720-2231	Hui.Jiang@fas.usda.gov
Elias Orozco	Western Hemisphere	202-690-2581	Elias.Orozco@fas.usda.gov
Mark Thompson	Asia	202-720-7741	Mark.Thompson@fas.usda.gov

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