The Renewable Fuels Association released its 2026 Ethanol Industry Outlook and Pocket Guide (Feb. 24, 2026) to kick off the 31st annual National Ethanol Conference, taking place this week in Orlando. The annual publications serve as the go-to source of ethanol industry information, facts, and statistics, and follow the NEC theme of “Ethanol Unleashed.”
“If you work in the ethanol industry, you’re in the problem-solving business,” wrote RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper in introducing the Outlook. “Time and time again, ethanol has proven its value as a solution for cleaning up the air we breathe, slashing carbon emissions, cutting costs for consumers, strengthening national security, creating jobs, and bolstering our farm economy. American ethanol could be doing so much more to confront these societal challenges—if only we had increased access to the marketplace and government policy that truly unleashed ethanol’s full potential.”
Against that backdrop, Cooper said, this year’s Annual Ethanol Outlook provides the facts, data, and evidence to substantiate ethanol’s incredible benefits. It also provides the roadmap for expanding those benefits through the removal of barriers and roadblocks to increased ethanol production and use worldwide. The Outlook also features an updated listing of all U.S. ethanol biorefineries.
Since 2001, the annual Outlook publication has provided policymakers, regulators, consumers, the media, and renewable fuel advocates with key statistics, trends, insight, and analysis on the latest developments in the U.S. ethanol industry, as well as commentary on what to expect in the coming year. The publication is recognized worldwide as the go-to source for ethanol industry facts, while also featuring a detailed fold-out listing of every fuel ethanol plant in the country, along with production capacity. The Pocket Guide to Ethanol contains much of the same information as the Outlook, but in an abbreviated format and smaller size for ease of use.
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