Ag Secretary says ethanol blend increase likely

RadioIowa
Monday, June 8, 2009, 8:27 AM
By Darwin Danielson

State Ag Secretary Bill Northey says increasing the amount of Iowa-produced ethanol that's mixed in gasoline is a good possibility. The Environmental Protection Agency is taking input on raising the amount of ethanol allowed from 10% to 15%.

Northey says we are in the middle of the comment period, and once the period is done, federal officials will look at the comments and make a decision. He says there is a good chance for a higher blend, maybe starting at a 12 or 13% blend on the way to a 15-percent blend. Northey says a change in the formula is overdue.

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