ENERGY [ALTERNATIVE]/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. ethanol producers, increasingly exasperated by President Donald Trump’s policies that they say have hurt sales of biofuels, are focusing on expanding sales in Mexico to help make up the difference. The U.S. Grains Council, the American Coalition for Ethanol and the Mexican Association of Service Station Equipment Suppliers have been working with Mexican officials to host workshops in Mexico to promote the use of a 10 percent blend of ethanol, referred to as E10, in the nation’s transportation fuel. They’re targeting Mexican gas station owners, petroleum equipment retailers, and state and federal agriculture and energy officials. In July, Mexican fuel retailers visited the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association to see firsthand the benefits of using ethanol. American ethanol exports to Mexico are currently primarily for industrial uses like perfumes, solvents and beverages, but more retailers in border cities are buying pre-blended E10 at U.S. terminals for resale at convenience stores and service stations.”
–Madi Bolanos, “Ethanol producers look to Mexico after Trump biofuel plan,” Politico, November 7, 2019 5:05 am