April 23, 2018
BY Erin Krueger
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The USDA expanded its forecast for 2026-’27 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Oct. 9. The forecast for season-average corn prices was revised down.
The USDA on Oct. 9 released its latest Crop Production report, increasing its forecasts for 2026 corn production and corn yields. The agency also increased its 2026 forecasts for sorghum production and yields.
As carbon intensity (CI) becomes increasingly important to the value of renewable fuels, the industry is facing a new challenge: making carbon accounting more interoperable between countries, without the adoption of a single, identical model.
The USDA on Oct. 6 announced a $180 million investment to launch the USDA’s Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources and enabling ag innovation.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration maintained its forecasts for 2026 and 2027 fuel ethanol production in its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Oct. 6. The forecasts for ethanol blending and exports were also unchanged.