May 4, 2009 Commercial Biodiesel Production Falls to 2006 Levels National Biodiesel Industry Urges Timely Implementation of Renewable Fuels Standard JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board, issued the following statement after a review of recent and projected U.S. biodiesel volumes for 2009: “America is at risk of going backwards in energy security. A review of the March biodiesel production numbers shows commercial biodiesel production fell to 30 million gallons. If this continues, it will reduce industry production to half of the 700 million gallons produced in 2008.