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America Needs More �Fiascos� Like Ethanol

October 28, 2011

In a recent opinion piece, commodity broker Dave Juday attempts to argue that America�s push to use renewable fuels to weaken our dependence on foreign oil is a �fiasco.� As is often the case with the opinions of anti-ethanol critics, the argument lacks context and a complete recital of the facts. If 400,000 jobs and 445 million fewer barrels of imported oil each year are a fiasco, then America could use a few more just like it.

Posted in DDGS, Ethanol, Food, Jobs, Tariff

August Ethanol Exports Dip; DDGS Exports Surge

October 13, 2011

According to government data released today, U.S. ethanol exports went down sharply in the month of August. Exports of denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol totaled 52.1 million gallons (mg). Meanwhile, distillers grains (DDGS) exports hit their highest level of the year. DDGS exports for the month totaled 829,489 metric tons (mt).

Posted in DDGS, Ethanol, Exports

A Fresh Look at Corn Stocks, Co-products, and Ethanol Production

September 30, 2011

According to the USDA quarterly grain stocks report released this morning, end stocks of corn for the 2010/2011 marketing year stand at 1.13 billion bushels. That is nearly 200 million bushels higher than many experts were predicting and an indication that the market is working to ensure sufficient supplies of corn remain available for all uses.

Posted in Agriculture, DDGS, Ethanol, Food, Production