Trade fights and heavy flooding are hurting American farmers. WSJ's Gerald F. Seib explains why that could become a political issue for President Trump's 2020 campaign. Photo: APThe Trump administration is looking to make further changes to ethanol rules after the president heard from farmers during a recent trip to Iowa that an initiative to boost sales of the corn-based fuel additive didn’t go far enough, according to people familiar with the matter. Possible remedies could include limiting waivers that help small oil refiners get around mandates that they blend plant-based fuels into gasoline and diesel, these people said. They cautioned that no decisions have been made.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 18, 2019 11:37 UTC