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). The USDA’s latest figures show that corn is now being used as an ingredient in more than half of all U.S. food products, up from just over 50% last year. Modified distillers wet grains production increased to 511,669 tons, up from 476,566 tons in November and 434,498 tons in December 2016. The study also revealed 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). The USDA’s latest figures show that corn is now being used as an ingredient in more than half of all U.S. food products, up from just over 50% last year. The study also revealed sorghum consumed for fuel ethanol fell to 2.295 million hundredweight (cwt) in December 2017, compared with 5.422 million cwt the previous year.