Archive for February, 2009

USDA S&D: Text Highlights - AgWeb

USDA S&D: Text Highlights
AgWeb - Feb 10, 2009
blends with ethanol has risen. Sorghum feed and residual use is lowered 10 million bushels leaving projected ending stocks down 30 million bushels.

Two Ways to Profit From the Obama Administration’s Energy Dilemma - Money Morning

Two Ways to Profit From the Obama Administration’s Energy Dilemma
Money Morning - Feb 10, 2009
The company has four wind farms in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, and runs the largest ethanol facility north of the US border.

Canada Stocks Advance a 5th Day, on Stimulus; Scotiabank Rises - Bloomberg

Canada Stocks Advance a 5th Day, on Stimulus; Scotiabank Rises
Bloomberg - Feb 9, 2009
The second-biggest oilsands producer and partner Lignol Energy Corp. suspended plans to develop an ethanol plant in Colorado. Larger rival Canadian Oil

Cellulosic ethanol plant in Grand Junction on hold - MSN Money

Cellulosic ethanol plant in Grand Junction on hold
MSN Money - Feb 9, 2009
The reeling economy has put an $80 million, cellulosic ethanol pilot plant in Grand Junction on hold, the partners backing the project — Lignol Energy Corp.

Cosan Rises as UBS Says Weaker Real, Sugar Gain to Buoy Profits - Bloomberg

Cosan Rises as UBS Says Weaker Real, Sugar Gain to Buoy ProfitsBloomberg - Feb 9, 2009The Piracicaba-based maker of sugar and ethanol earlier traded at 12.15 reais, the highest intraday price in a month. “Sugar futures have seen a recovery …

Up, down commodity prices leave farmers uneasy - The Canadian Press

Up, down commodity prices leave farmers uneasyThe Canadian Press,  Iowa - Feb 9, 2009The dramatic drop in oil prices has forced a corresponding decline in the price of corn-based ethanol, idling many ethanol plants until their profitability …

USDA considers using GE corn for ethanol - The Money Times


The Money Times
USDA considers using GE corn for ethanol
The Money Times, India - Feb 5, 2009
Washington — The US Department of Agriculture is considering approving the use of genetically engineered corn for use in manufacturing ethanol.

* Corn processing profit down 89 pct on ethanol losses - guardian.co.uk

RTT News* Corn processing profit down 89 pct on ethanol lossesguardian.co.uk, UK - Feb 3, 2009… with quarterly profit up 24 percent, but shares fell slightly on expectations for weaker future results. Ethanol margins remained break-even or …

STOCKS NEWS UK SMALL-Immupharma jumps on deal with Cephalon - Forbes

STOCKS NEWS UK SMALL-Immupharma jumps on deal with Cephalon
Forbes, NY - Feb 3, 2009
Ethanol producer GTL Resources falls 7.5 percent after the company warns of significant losses in fiscal 2009 as ethanol supply continues to exceed industry

Global Investment News Briefs - Money Morning

Global Investment News Briefs
Money Morning - Feb 3, 2009
Renew Energy LLC, a closely held ethanol producer based in Jefferson, Wisconsin, filed for bankruptcy amid falling prices for the grain-based fuel and

ISU economist doubts '09 ethanol profits will show significant rise - DesMoinesRegister.com

ISU economist doubts '09 ethanol profits will show significant riseDesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb 1, 2009In his monthly tally of ethanol profitability, Hofstrand reports the average ethanol plant made zero profit in December after taking…