July 10, 2017
BY Erin Krueger
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In June, the USGC held its third African Buyers and Sellers Conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, bringing together more than 95 attendees from across the continent to meet with U.S. feed grain suppliers and establish trade relationships.
Production and use of renewable ethanol from ePURE members and other EU producers reduced greenhouse-gas emissions by an average of 79% compared to fossil fuels in 2024, according to newly certified data.
The National Corn Growers Association is calling on entrepreneurs, researchers, and startups to reimagine the potential of field corn by entering the fifth round of the Consider Corn Challenge. Applications are due June 30.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down nearly 3% the week ending June 20, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 25. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up 1% and exports fell by 33%.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for June, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in April was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to April of last year.