The use of corn for ethanol fell in September compared to the previous month and september 2021. Total corn consumption for ethanol and other uses was 435 million bushels in September, down 10% from the previous month and down 5% from the same month last year. The use included 90.6% for ethanol and 9.4% for other purposes. The data were released by the USDA in a recent report on grain crushing and co-product production.

Corn consumption for biofuel production was 383 million bushels, 11% below August and 6% compared to September 2021. Corn consumed for dry grinding fuel production and wet grinding fuel production was 92.7% and 7.3%, respectively.

Corn oil production was 159,873 tons, up from 180,062 tons the previous month, but up from 155,918 tons in September 2021. Production of dry distillery grains fell to 281,984 tons, down from 335,885 tons in August and 293,344 tons in September of the previous year.

Production of dry distillery grains with soluble shrubs fell to 1.61 million tons, compared to 1.87 million tons in August and 1.76 million tons in September 2021. 1.19 million tonnes in September last year. The production of modified distillery wet grains was 498,142 tons, down from 544,168 tons the previous month, but above 423,404 tons in September last year.

With information from the USDA

Source: RPA news