The volume sold in the first quarter of this year represented a 21.3 percent increase over the volume sold in the first quarter of 2022 (22.59 million gallons).

For the month of March, E15 sales in Minnesota reached 9.28 million gallons, up 8.4 percent from the 8.56 million gallons sold in February.

On a year-on-year comparison, E15 sales in March this year was 19.28 percent higher than the 7.78 million gallons sold in March 2022.

The volume sold in March this year was also the 11th straight month E15 sales in Minnesota surpassed the 8-million-gallon mark.