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Ryan Thorpe Chief Operating Officer Tharaldson Ethanol. Tharaldson Ethanol. Tharaldson Ethanol. Energy and Security Act of 2007 Also known as RFS2. Ethanol Mandate 2011- 12.6 Billion Gallons 2012- 13.2 Billion Gallons 2013- 13.8 Billion Gallons 2014- 14.4 Billion Gallons
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Energy and Security Act of 2007Also known as RFS2 Ethanol Mandate 2011- 12.6 Billion Gallons 2012- 13.2 Billion Gallons 2013- 13.8 Billion Gallons 2014- 14.4 Billion Gallons 2015- 15 Billion Gallons
EPA announcement 11-15-13 • EPA reduces 2014 total mandate from 18.15BB gallons to 15.21. This is made up of corn based ethanol, advanced biofuels, and biomass-based diesel • Corn based ethanol cut from 14.4BB to 13.1BB gallons • I will focus on corn based ethanol
Fallout from EPA announcement • Long term-puts pressure on the future of corn based ethanol, limits its growth • Leaves no room for cellulosic biofuel growth • Caps the ethanol penetration at 10%, reducing the need to get E-15 at the pump, even though ethanol is currently $1 cheaper than gasoline
The real loser from this announcement • The American Farmer!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • United States corn ending stocks for 2014 will be the highest since 2005, 1.8BB bushels (prior to the ethanol boom) • World ending corn stocks for 2014 will be the highest since 2001, 162MM tons (6.36BB bushels)
North Dakota Ethanol Production • 2005- 30,000,000 • 2008-128,935,229 • 2011-383,574,864 • 2012-365,093,524 • 2013-367,145,656
Percentage of Ethanol Exported out of ND • 2008-82% • 2011-93% • 2012-92.5% • 2013-92%