CEO DATELINE - The daily roundup of news important to associations - April 4, 2014
- April 4, 2014 |
- CEO Update
Ethanol group chides railroad association CEO for price increases The head of the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to his counterpart at the Association of American Railroads Thursday accusing the railroad industry of being the main driver behind the recent spike in ethanol prices. In the letter, RFA CEO Bob Dinneen said the recent rise in the cost of ethanol was a result of the "sheer chaos on our nation's railroad system." Ethanol producers have been forced to cut production because the trains simply have not been there to transport their product, he said. "As a result, the ethanol industry is dealing with a public perception problem at the hands of the rail… Read More