Atlantic, Iowa — US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says her agency will release over half a billion dollars to expand the number of US retail outlets that sell E-15.
Grants may be used to upgrade fuel pumps and other infrastructure so gasoline blended with a higher percentage of ethanol may be sold.
Rollins made the announcement Monday during a stop at an ethanol plant in Atlantic.
President Trump signed an executive order on January 20th declaring a National Energy Emergency and he directed the EPA to consider issueing emergency waivers so E-15 may be sold year-round nationwide. Rollins spoke with reporters outside the Elite Octane plant which has processed 300 million bushels of corn since it opened in 2018.
Also yesterday (Monday), during a stop in central Iowa, Rollins told reporters she’s planning another round of market disruption payments if Trump’s tariff announcement Tuesday sparks a trade war. The first Trump Administration provided American farmers with 23 BILLION dollars in payments to cover trade-related losses.
(Reporting by Brent Barnett, Brownfield)
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