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| https://www.mccaskill.senate.gov/media-center/photos/missouri-biodiesel-producers-meet-with-mccaskill-after-her-testimony-on-their-behalf-against-unfair-trade-practices | Missouri Biodiesel Producers Meet with McCaskill After Her Testimony on Their Behalf Against Unfair Trade Practices | 2017-12-01 | 2017 | 2017-12 | Democrat | House | MO | Claire McCaskill | M001170 | www.mccaskill.senate.gov | legacy | U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill met with Missouri biodiesel producers today to discuss the important role soybean farmers and biodiesel producers have on Missouri’s economy—which has created and supported more than 17,000 jobs in Missouri—and the importance of standing up against unfair trade practice that harm American companies. Earlier this month, McCaskill testified directly to the International Trade Commission—the legal body that decides whether American companies have been harmed—on behalf of Missouri’s biodiesel companies that Missouri workers and businesses have been harmed by the hundreds of millions of gallons of Argentinian and Indonesian biodiesel that are unfairly being dumped into the U.S. markets. “Agriculture is the cornerstone of Missouri’s economy, and we’ve got to keep it that way.” McCaskill said. “I’m going to fight like hell for Missouri farmers and producers to make sure foreign companies and governments aren’t undercutting the markets, because I know when Missourians compete on a level playing field, we are second to none.” Missouri is the third-largest producer of biodiesel and one of the major producers of soybeans in the United States. These two industries support more than 17,000 jobs in Missouri, with the soybean industry alone creating 3,000 direct jobs and 6,400 indirect jobs in Missouri, adding $1.7 billion in economic benefits to the state. Continuing her bipartisan advocacy for domestic renewable fuel production, McCaskill joined a bipartisan group of Senators in urging the Trump Administration to continue increasing the Renewable Volume Obligations for biomass-based diesel. The bipartisan effort focuses on encouraging continued development of the biodiesel industry, to increase jobs, spur economic growth and lead to more energy security. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |