Meatingplace reported earlier this week that the final Renewal Fuel Standard set at a higher level than originally proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year could raise feed cost for livestock producers. The National Chicken Council blasted the announcement, claiming that the EPA has set the mandate retroactively, after twice increasing the initially proposed volume levels. The Council’s President Mike Brown said because of the raise in volume targets “more corn from feed and food will be diverted into fuel production, resulting in increased costs for poultry and livestock producers.” The National Chicken Council supported the EPA’s original proposal to reduce the volume levels under the RFS announced earlier this year. The EPA ultimately bridged the gap between their proposal and the statutory level set by Congress for 2016, setting the target for conventional ethanol at 14.5 billion gallons. EPA in June proposed the 2016 target at 14 billion gallons while Congress had set the 2016 target at 15 billion gallons.
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