USGC staff led groups of pork industry leaders to Iowa last week for the World Pork Expo, a trade show and educational forum for livestock industry stakeholders. / SOURCE: USGC
July 1, 2024
BY U.S. Grains Council
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A recent study sponsored by the USGC highlighted the significant advantages of including DDGS in rainbow trout diets. The research demonstrated that a 20% inclusion rate of DDGS yielded the most favorable impact on fish weight and growth.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down significantly during the second half of December. Ethanol production was down only slightly due to high levels of corn ethanol production.
The USGC was awarded a second round of funding from the USDA under its Regional Agriculture Promotion Program. The award will disperse $16 million to the USGC for use in developing markets for U.S. agricultural exports.
Green Plains Inc. on Jan. 16 announced that key milestones for the “Advantage Nebraska” carbon strategy have been met. The project, which will sequester CO2 from three of the company’s ethanol plants, remains on track to be operational in 2025.
U.S. fuel ethanol production was down approximately 1% the week ending Jan. 10, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Jan. 15. Ending stocks of fuel ethanol were up 4% and exports were down 19%.