Is the ethanol industry in recovery mode?

Brownfield Ag News for America
Friday, February 13, 2009, 3:48 PM
by Ken Anderson

It’s been a rough few months for the ethanol industry, but signs of recovery may be starting to emerge.

Valero’s proposed purchase of several VeraSun plants is seen by some as a positive sign. And Todd Sneller of the Nebraska Ethanol Board says he’s seeing renewed interest in locating sites for possible new plants.

“We are seeing at the community level, a number of communities making contact and expressing some interest in the fact that there are parties currently evaluating sites that at one time had been permitted or identified as prospective sites for construction,” explains Sneller.

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