Report signals Trump to meet with petroleum interests on biofuels

President Donald Trump has agreed to meet and discuss U.S. biofuels policy with the U.S. refining industry and lawmakers related to those interests, according to a report by Reuters.The newswire quoted two sources familiar with the situation who asked not to be named. One source indicated Trump has been "briefed" on the situation and agreed to the meeting, with a session potentially to be the week of December 11 once a window of opportunity can be found.However, Politico is reporting the meeting will be with Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and will not include any petroleum/refining industry officials. Cruz has put a hold on the nomination of Bill Northey to be an undersecretary at USDA, saying his hold will last until he gets a meeting with the White House on biofuel policy.While this has set off considerable speculation that it could lead to reform of US biofuel policy, most contacts believe that is not likely to be the case.