IL Corn Farmers and IL Ethanol Producers Disheartened by Brazilian TRQ Expiration
December 16, 2020

“Even with a significant fuel market in Chicago, Illinois ethanol producers are projected to ship nearly 1 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2020 out of our state. This tariff works to destroy the opportunity for additional international sales, which will have impacts on Illinois farmers and rural communities that are supported by a vibrant ethanol industry. Brazil’s decision to impose a 20 percent tariff on all U.S. ethanol imports must not stand,” said Eric Mosbey, ILRFA President from Lincoln Land AgriEnergy in Palestine, IL.