May US biodiesel output strong at 115 million gallons

June 22, 2012

BY The National Biodiesel Board

The U.S. EPA said June 21 that 114.9 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in May, reporting year-to-date production of nearly 445.9 million gallons through the end of May.

Biodiesel production is reported under the EPA's biomass-based diesel category in the renewable fuel standard. EPA numbers show a total of 120.9 million gallons of biomass-based diesel for the month of May, but that figure also includes renewable diesel.

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Last year, the biodiesel industry set a new production record of nearly 1.1 billion gallons, supporting more than 39,000 jobs across the country. 

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