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OP-ED: VOTERS WANT LOWER FUEL COSTS. WE HAVE A SOLUTION
Oct. 29, 2026
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| (l to r) Neil Caskey (NCGA), Geoff Cooper (RFA), Emily Skor (Growth Energy) and Tim Lust (NSP). |
Op-ed as it appeared in Agri-Pulse
You don't have to be a campaign consultant to know that political signs with effective messaging can make a difference in election outcomes. And the most effective political sign this election year is the one next to service stations across the country bearing the prices of gas and diesel fuel. The message is clear and compelling: Fuel is too expensive.
Assigning blame for these high prices may be a campaign strategy, but it does nothing to solve the problem. Thankfully, there is a way to increase our country's fuel supply and bring down prices: increased use of homegrown biofuels like ethanol. We're grateful to political candidates who have made this a marquee issue of their legislative agenda. Others have chosen not to embrace this ready-made solution, grown in our country's heartland. For those who remain opposed: your voters and constituents are looking for relief at the pump and American biofuel producers can provide that. We need you to help deliver it.
We've all seen the numbers. As of this writing, the average national gas price for regular unleaded is $4.28 per gallon while diesel is selling for $6.28 per gallon. A year ago, regular unleaded gasoline cost $3.02 a gallon and diesel was $3.62 a gallon. To make matters worse, all indications are that these prices are likely to remain high as conflicts around the world disrupt critical supply chain infrastructure.
America's farmers feel these prices, too. Farmers all over the country are harvesting their crops right now, a process that requires more fuel than any other time in the growing season. Like many other small businesses across the country, their thin margins may very well be erased by higher diesel costs.
So, what can leaders in Washington do to begin to reverse this trend? Look to America's heartland and the bounty of crops grown here as a ready and willing solution. Ethanol adds more than 14 billion gallons of lower-cost fuel to our gasoline supply each year, accounting for nearly 11% of total gasoline consumption. The addition of these volumes has real, meaningful impact on the price paid at the pump.
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