(Notícia em Inglês)
The United Soybean Board (USB) has recommitted itself to the support of biodiesel through the soybean checkoff program.
The United Soybean Board (USB) has recommitted itself to the support of biodiesel through the soybean checkoff program.
USB chairman Marc Curtis, a producer from Mississippi, and National Biodiesel Board chairman Gary Haer held a joint press conference at AG CONNECT Expo this past weekend to discuss the importance of biodiesel to the soybean industry. “We have research that shows over the last 4-5 years, biodiesel has contributed about 25 cents a bushel to the farm gate price of soybeans,” Curtis said. “So when you multiply 25 cents times several billion bushels, that makes a pretty good return on investment from the $30-40 million that have been invested from farmers’ checkoff money in the biodiesel industry.”