(Notícia em Inglês)
The European Union has set new environmental and labor standards for the crops used to make biofuels there, angering U.S. farmers who worry that such restrictions could spread to other products and countries.
The standards include greenhouse gas limits that biofuel feedstocks must meet, and U.S. soybeans don't qualify as a feedstock for European biodiesel.
Also in the rules is a requirement that exporters be able to trace the source of a shipment back to the farms on which it was grown, something the U.S. industry can't do with existing storage and transportation practices.
"They're dictating to us how we need to operate, and we don't like the precedent that sets," said Steve Wellman, a Nebraska farmer and leader of the American Soybean Association. "What's next?"
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The European Union has set new environmental and labor standards for the crops used to make biofuels there, angering U.S. farmers who worry that such restrictions could spread to other products and countries.
The standards include greenhouse gas limits that biofuel feedstocks must meet, and U.S. soybeans don't qualify as a feedstock for European biodiesel.
Also in the rules is a requirement that exporters be able to trace the source of a shipment back to the farms on which it was grown, something the U.S. industry can't do with existing storage and transportation practices.
"They're dictating to us how we need to operate, and we don't like the precedent that sets," said Steve Wellman, a Nebraska farmer and leader of the American Soybean Association. "What's next?"
desmoinesregister.com»