Washington, May 8 (IANS) US production of biodiesel reached a record high of 967 million gallons during 2011, authorities said.
The country's biodiesel production was 109 million gallons in December 2011, according to new data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monday.
US annual biodiesel production was 516 million gallons in 2009. Production fell to 343 million gallons in 2010 but rebounded to 967 million gallons in 2011, said EIA.
Soybean oil was the country's largest biodiesel feedstock in 2011, with a total of 4,136 million pounds consumed, reported Xinhua.
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