(NAFB.com) – The rural economy is suffering, and the news about increasing farm bankruptcies and the USDA’s unexpected jump in the 2025 corn harvest came at a bad time. Geoff Cooper, the president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, said a record corn crop should be good news. “Demand hasn’t kept up, which means lower commodity prices and farm income,” Cooper said. “Government payments, while appreciated, don’t clear out bins, but stronger markets do.” He also said the best and easiest solution lies before Congress, which is legislation to allow year-round E15 sales nationwide. “It’s now up to the House’s E15 Rural Domestic Energy Council to present its proposed approach for approving year-round E15 by this Sunday, February 15,” he added. “The House has promised to hold a vote on the legislative proposal by the end of this month.” Year-round E15 would be the most effective way to address the supply-demand imbalance.