July 8, 2016
BY Renewable Fuels Association
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On Jan. 10, the U.S. DOE Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $38 million for nine projects to develop technologies that reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use in corn and sorghum farming.
U.S. corn production was down 3% last year, according to the 2024 Crop Production Annual Summary released Jan. 10 by the USD'As National Agricultural Statistics Service. Corn yields set a record high.
The USDA maintained its forecast for 2024-’25 corn use in ethanol in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Jan. 10. The forecast for 2024-’25 corn production was lowered, with the outlook for prices revised up.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down nearly 1% the week ending Jan. 3, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 8. Stocks of fuel ethanol expanded by more than 2% and exports were up nearly 57%.
The U.S. exported 187.6 million gallons of ethanol and 946,804 metric tons of distillers grains in November, according to data released by the USDA on Jan. 7. Exports of both products were up when compared to November 2023.