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MISSOURI MOVES TO BECOME FIRST STATE TO ADOPT FIVE PERCENT BIODIESEL STANDARD For Immediate Release: January 23, 2007 Contact: Kristin Clarke at (573)635-3819 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., January 23, 2007 - Today, the Missouri State Senate took the first step toward making Missouri the national leader in biodiesel consumption by hearing Senate Bill 204 in the Senate Agriculture Committee. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Bill Stouffer (R-District 21), would require that all diesel fuel sold in the State of Missouri on or after January 1, 2009 contain a minimum of five percent biodiesel. The standard would be waived in the event that the price of biodiesel exceeds the price of petroleum-based diesel fuel. "We want to thank Senator Stouffer for sponsoring the B-5 standard," said Warren Stemme, Missouri Soybean Association President. "He has been a visionary supporter of agriculture, and we could not be more pleased that he has taken the lead on this issue." "We appreciate the Senate Agriculture Committee's support of this B-5 standard," said Dale R. Ludwig, Missouri Soybean Association Executive Director/CEO. "This will revitalize our rural economy more than perhaps anything else we could do. I am excited to see our farm fields being turned into the oil fields of the 21st Century." Biodiesel, a clean-burning renewable fuel typically made from soybeans, can be used in any diesel engine. It offers enhanced lubricity for longer engine wear as well as numerous environmental and human health benefits. Missouri is currently home to three farmer-owned biodiesel production facilities with several more on the way before the end of the year.
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