1、 THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S.GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report:Required-Public Distribution Date:February 25,2026 Report Number:CA2025-0045 Report Name:Biofuels Annual Country:Canada Post:Ottawa Repo

2、rt Category:Biofuels Prepared By:Erin Danielson Approved By:Daniel Archibald Report Highlights:This report was re-issued in February 2025 to capture revisions to 2024 U.S.renewable diesel import data derived from the U.S.Energy Information Agency.Rising ethanol use and blending continued in 2025,sup

3、ported by the carbon credit exchange and provincial policies.The same was true for renewable diesel and biodiesel in 2024 and expected in 2025.Fuel ethanol consumption in 2025 is forecast to be 52 percent higher than 2021 levels(pre-CFR);biodiesel and renewable diesel are forecast to be 20 percent a

4、nd 275 percent higher,respectively.Canadas third,and largest,renewable diesel plant began operation in July 2025,bringing capacity up from 994 ML in 2024 to 2,380 ML.Renewable diesel exports to the United States began in June 2024.There is significant uncertainty for Canadas biofuel production and i

5、nternational trade given imminent changes in U.S.and Canadian federal biofuel policies,and due to provincial domestic content requirements introduced in 2025.1 Acronyms Used in this report BC-LCFS-British ColumbiaLow Carbon Fuel Standard BTC-Blenders Tax Credit BBD-Bio-based diesels CFR-Clean Fuel R

6、egulations CI-Carbon intensity CO2-Carbon dioxide ECCC-Environment and Climate Change Canada EPA-U.S.Environmental Protection Agency FCC-Fluidized catalytic cracking HDRD-Hydrogenation-Derived Renewable Diesel IRA Inflation Reduction Act LUB Land use and biodiversity LCA Life cycle assessment LCFS L