Designed specifically for the ethanol industry, RFA SmartBrief is a FREE Daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to ethanol producers, government officials, and the media.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/rfa/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/rfa?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/rfa?sb_code=rssen-us20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DF5661801-5444-433A-90D3-99F7DF4D5CCB%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DF5661801-5444-433A-90D3-99F7DF4D5CCB%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssBeing part of the U.S.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTTop Storyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFB28445D-791D-4E96-AFCB-FC67E6C17A14%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFB28445D-791D-4E96-AFCB-FC67E6C17A14%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssJuly corn settled at $6.5275 per bushel Friday, up 11.25 cents, on the Chicago Board of Trade.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTMarket Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFE64F7DA-EE76-4067-94E2-DC3C58430C11%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFE64F7DA-EE76-4067-94E2-DC3C58430C11%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssEthanol advocates are working to prove cellulosic ethanol's central role in reigniting consumer interest in renewable fuel so -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTMarket Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFE25917A-6B0B-49D9-99A3-AAC8CF441402%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DFE25917A-6B0B-49D9-99A3-AAC8CF441402%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssEthanol is vital to the U.S. because of how it displaces oil imports, writes analyst Maxx Chatsko.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTMarket Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D9FB28DC3-9172-4375-A140-ED06BA575156%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D9FB28DC3-9172-4375-A140-ED06BA575156%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCanada imported 235.9 million gallons of ethanol from the U.S.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTMarket Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D0258024B-391D-455B-90A4-8AF0A4538575%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D0258024B-391D-455B-90A4-8AF0A4538575%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssEthanol producers in Minnesota are optimistic that this year will be better for the industry than 2012 as corn prices remain  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTMarket Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DA062FE3F-7A73-45AD-AFE8-9E9F3450A330%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DA062FE3F-7A73-45AD-AFE8-9E9F3450A330%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSynthetic Genomics and ExxonMobil have entered into a research agreement focused on the development of algae biofuels.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTTechnology & Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D9FB2DCE5-136C-4BDF-9D8B-C6658DE4E1EA%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D9FB2DCE5-136C-4BDF-9D8B-C6658DE4E1EA%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe country's biggest farmer-owned cooperative -- Ag Processing -- has decided to permanently close its ethanol plant in Hast -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTTechnology & Trendshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D8494D86E-11A8-440E-8BD3-4A5AC888B783%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D8494D86E-11A8-440E-8BD3-4A5AC888B783%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe biofuels industry sees the Department of Defense as an ally in countering attacks from Big Oil, said Hugh Welsh, presiden -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTPolicy Watchhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DD80A6E4F-CA0A-48BE-8E9B-E4F38CE28DD5%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DD80A6E4F-CA0A-48BE-8E9B-E4F38CE28DD5%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssGranBio, through its subsidiary Bioflex Agroindustrial, has secured a $149 million loan from Brazil's National Social and Eco -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTGlobal Agendahttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D417EAFDB-CF45-4A52-94A4-85A62986B4FA%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3D417EAFDB-CF45-4A52-94A4-85A62986B4FA%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCheck out the Renewable Fuels Association's video titled "40 Facts About Ethanol." It is a fast-paced, data-based review of e -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTRFA & Member Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DD9A456CB-2CA2-4AEC-827D-AE7D69940EC6%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D26F474AC-C7BD-4AEB-95C7-2EB61D3DF78E%26copyid%3DD9A456CB-2CA2-4AEC-827D-AE7D69940EC6%26brief%3Drfa%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach,Austrian writer -More- ]]>20 May 2013 10:56:23 CDTSmartQuote