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The biofuel industry is exploding due to increased demand but by how much?

November 27, 2023 11:54 AM • 
RFD-TV News Staff, Currey McCullough

The demand for biofuels is growing seemingly every day, and soybean farmers are the key to expansion.

The Clean Fuels Alliance says the amount of biodiesel is rising. For example, in California, it is 57 percent of the diesel pool so far. More states are looking to follow that.

Video credit: The Iowa Soybean Association

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