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(BROOKINGS, S.D.)Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. on Tuesday named a former oil industry executive as its non-executive board chairman. Duane Gilliam, a VeraSun director who also chairs the bo...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of corn-based ethanol producers on Friday began rising after an early-session tumble brought on by worries over soaring corn costs and an expected wave of new ethanol capaci...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of large ethanol producers rose Wednesday after one company raised the amount of newly built capacity it will keep idle to 330 million gallons per year.READ MORE

(BROOKINGS, S.D.)Corn ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. on Wednesday raised to three the number of newly built production facilities whose startup is being delayed due to "volatility in the mar...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)The Renewable Fuels Association, which represents the U.S. ethanol industry, spent nearly $162,000 in the first quarter lobbying on federal regulations that encourage use of the fu...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)An analyst cut his 2008 ethanol production forecast and lowered estimate for some of the biofuel's biggest producers Wednesday, as corn prices spike nationwide due in part to M...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Record-high corn prices, among other market conditions, have ethanol producers slowing expansion and analysts crunching numbers to find the industry's break-even point.READ MORE