The provision to allow year-round, voluntary sales of higher ethanol-fuel blends, or E15, would differ from a House-passed measure, according to the people familiar. "Year-round E15 would save consumers money and create new markets for farmers,” Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor said Thursday. Still: Boozman says he’s hopeful a SNAP deal can be reached ahead of a planned Aug. 6 farm bill markup, saying both sides are negotiating in good faith. This would raise Canada's effective tariff rate from 3.1% to 5.3%, trailing behind the global average of 6.5%. “Canada has said that they're preparing retaliation, so I think that we're going to see more escalation of both sides.