On March 25, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a temporary emergency fuel waiver to allow nationwide sales of E15 — gasoline blended with 15% ethanol — and to remove all federal impediments to selling E10 across the country. 

AED president and CEO Brian McGuire commended the move and said in a statement, “E15 is an essential tool, along with other biofuels, to increase markets for crops, and its well-past time for Congress to pass legislation authorizing year-round E15. Further delay in enacting this commonsense policy is unacceptable as the nation’s farmers continue to struggle to survive.”

In a letter to Senate and House leaders, McGuire said, “Renewable fuels boost farm revenue, save consumers money, and strengthen rural communities. After producing a record corn crop in 2025, expanded corn markets are urgently needed as growers still faced a third consecutive year of net losses. Removing restrictions on nationwide, year-round sale of E15 would provide essential market-based relief."

The National Corn Growers Association estimates year-round E15 would increase U.S. corn demand by 2.3 billion bushels annually. Drivers would save 25 cents per gallon— $20.6 billion each year. Ethanol creates jobs in communities where leading agricultural equipment dealers, employees, and their customers live and work. 

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