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Better checks and balances for used cooking oil imports

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association wants more checks and balances for regulating used cooking oil imports.

MSGA vice president Ryan Mackenthun says members recently traveled to Washington D.C. to discuss several issues including sustainable aviation fuel tax policy.

“We’re seeing a lot of used cooking oil being imported from countries like China (and) we question the authenticity of that used cooking oil, whether it’s used at all. And then the origin it comes from.”

he tells Brownfield China imports a lot of soybeans and palm oil from South America.

“We’d really like the credits for 40B and 45Z for domestic feed stocks, rather than imported palm oil and soybean oil possibly from our competitors.”

The Renewable Fuels Association recently asked the EPA for an update on its investigation into imported biofuel feedstocks.