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As part of a broad push towards reducing carbon emissions in the aviation sector, the newly elected Labour government is seeking to bolster the United Kingdom’s (UK) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) industry, which builds on initiatives and policies...

In 2023, the value of U.S. tall oil exports to Finland and Sweden rose to nearly a quarter of a billion dollars. This is mainly due to a surge of the price of tall oil as the demand as feedstock for the production of advanced biofuels is increasing while the availability is limited.

The People’s Republic of PRC (PRC) bio-based diesel (BBD) exports are expected to drop following the EU provisional antidumping duties of up to 36.4 percent on biodiesel and hydrogenation-derived renewable diesel (HDRD), though sustainable aviation fuel will provisionally be excluded from further duties.

In 2023, consumption of bioethanol and biomass-based diesel (BBD) are estimated to have increased by respectively 4.5 percent to 6.58 billion liters and 0.6 percent to 17.98 billion liters. For bioethanol, the expansion is mainly due to gasoline fuel pool growth, while growth for BBD is entirely due to increased blending.

This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes to alleviate inflationary pressure stemming from Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. It supplements the EU Biofuels Annual Report for 2024.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Energy Administration (NEA) announced 22 pilot projects on March 29, 2024, for the promotion and application of biomass-based diesel (BBD).

From September 26 to 27, 2023, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National Energy Administration (NEA) organized a meeting on pilot programs for biodiesel promotion and application in Shanghai to learn relevant experience and practices, exchange and analyze the development of the country’s biodiesel industry, and study and deploy next steps.

In 2023, China’s biofuels policies continue to wane as a priority for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Post forecasts China to produce and consume 3.9 billion liters of fuel ethanol in 2023, only slightly higher than 2022 consumption despite the end of “Zero Covid.”

With the gradual lifting of the lockdowns, and recovering economies, consumption of bioethanol and biobased diesel (BBD) are estimated to have increased by respectively 6.1 percent and 0.6 percent in 2022.

This report provides an overview of the biofuel use mandates in EU-27 member states, including temporary changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. It supplements the EU Biofuels Annual Report for 2023.

The 2023 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world during the 2023 calendar year.

The 2022 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world during the 2022 calendar year.