Sales of a 15% ethanol blend were boosted by last year’s lifting of summertime sales restrictions, reports AgriPulse.
According to the Renewable Fuels Association, about 500 million gallons of E15 were sold nationwide in 2019. The group came to the conclusion by studying sales data in Minnesota — which RFA says is “the only state that tracks monthly purchases of higher ethanol blends” — and extrapolating that data nationwide.
RFA credited last summer’s lifting of a regulatory barrier that prevented E15 during the summer to the boost in sales.
