Consumers will have uninterrupted access to E15 following the Environmental Protection Agency’s emergency waiver allowing summertime sales.
Steve Howell, the senior director of industry affairs with the Indiana Corn Growers Association, says the fuel lowers the cost for consumers at the pump and benefits American farmers. “Ethanol is an important market for Indiana corn farmers,” he says. Nearly 45% of the Indiana corn crop goes through an ethanol plant. So having that additional demand that will be generated, it’s certainly welcome news.”
He tells Brownfield E15 is the quickest way to increase demand for corn, and the association is working hard to expand the market within the state.
