Trump White House tries to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday.

Farmers bearing the brunt of Trump's trade with China say his support of the hardship waivers has destroyed ethanol demand. Monday's meeting included representatives from the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the sources said. The White House declined to comment.

Iowa is the nation's largest producer of corn and ethanol; President Barack Obama won the state handily twice before it swung heavily to Trump in 2016.

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