
PHOTO: LALLEMAND BIOFUELS AND DISTILLED SPIRITS
January 21, 2014
BY Chris Hanson
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Experts outline the impact hot summers and cold winters have on ethanol plant distillation dehydration and evaporation systems.
Green Plains Inc. on Oct. 1 announced that its facility in Superior, Iowa, has produced its one-billionth gallon of ethanol, marking a significant milestone in the facility's nearly two decades of operation.
U.S. biofuel producers consumed 31.275 billion pounds of feedstock in July, up nearly 3% when compared to June and up nearly 7% when compared to July 2025, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on June 30.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 2% the week ending Sept. 25, according to data released by the U.S. EIA on Sept. 30. Stocks of fuel ethanol fell more than 3% to the lowest levels since the start of 2026. Exports were up 16%.
The USDA on Sept. 30 released its latest quarterly Grain Stocks report, indicating that old crop corn stocks are up 35% when compared to the same time last year. Old crop grain sorghum crops are down 13%.