March 5, 2014
BY Susanne Retka Schill
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Carbon dioxide has many merchant market applications, ranging from the medical industry to agriculture to food and beverage.
When it comes to distillers corn oil (DCO) generated as a coproduct of ethanol production, every drop adds to the overall profitability of the operation.
Green Plains Inc. on May 3 released Q1 financial results, reporting the company was impacted by low margins and industry oversupply during the quarter. The company also announced progress on its Clean Sugar Technology facility and MSC joint venture.
The U.S. exported 159.31 million gallons of ethanol and 1.06 million metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 2. Exports of both products were up when compared to both the previous month and March 2023.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production Report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in February was up when compared to both the previous month and February 2023.