September 20, 2023
BY Erin Voegele
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North Dakota’s largest ethanol plant finds success through scale, refinement and change.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, released data showing corn ethanol production continued to grow during the first half of March. Ethanol sales were down when compared to the same period of last year.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was up 1% the week ending March 28, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on April 2. Stocks of fuel ethanol were down 3% and exports were down 62%.
As the ethanol industry navigates new opportunities in low-carbon fuels, contracts with grain procurement agencies are rising in popularity.
U.S. operatable biofuels capacity increased slightly in January, with gains for ethanol, according to the U.S. EIA’s Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstock Update, released March 31. Feedstock consumption was down when compared to December.