BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- BioFuel Energy Corp. /zigman2/quotes/209013335/delayed BIOF +9.62% shares shot up 35% to $3.02 on Tuesday following news that the renewable chemicals and biofuel company has signed a collaboration agreement with Gevo Inc. /zigman2/quotes/208747069/composite GEVO +5.98% to explore the large-scale production of isobutanol. Biofuel shares have been trading at a 52-week low this week, falling approximately 60% over the past year after hitting a peak of $24.80 in November 2011.





