Distillers wet grains production increased to 1.43 million tons, up from 1.38 million tons in November and nearly consistent with the nearly 1.43 million tons produced in December 2016. Corn use for ethanol fuel production reached 487 million bushels in December 2017 , 2 % higher than the previous month and a 3 % increase on December 2016 , according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) . It also revealed that in December 538 million bushels of corn in total were used for fuel and other purposes , a 2 % rise on both the preceding November and the December 2016 period . The report also found sorghum consumed for fuel ethanol fell to 2.295 million hundredweight ( cwt ) in December 2017 , compared with 5.422 million cwt the previous year .
Corn use for ethanol fuel production reached 487 million bushels in December 2017 , 2 % higher than the previous month and a 3 % increase on December 2016 , according to a report from the US Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) . It also revealed that in December 538 million bushels of corn in total were used for fuel and other purposes , a 2 % rise on both the preceding November and the December 2016 period . The report also found sorghum consumed for fuel ethanol fell to 2.295 million hundredweight ( cwt ) in December 2017 , compared with 5.422 million cwt the previous year .