In June, the USGC held its third African Buyers and Sellers Conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, bringing together more than 95 attendees from across the continent to meet with U.S. feed grain suppliers and establish trade relationships.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for June, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol in April was down when compared to the previous month, but up when compared to April of last year.
In June, the U.S. Grains Council signed a renewed MOU with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to strengthen bilateral trade of animal feed and biofuels and expand technical support to the Vietnamese agricultural industry.
Alfa Laval’s DCO extraction technology captures free oil on the front end of the ethanol production process.
Fluid Quip Technologies sets the standard for oil recovery and low-CI process design.
Finnish biotech company Enifer has announced that its proprietary PEKILO fermentation technology will be deployed for the first time in Latin America in collaboration with FS, one of Brazil’s leading producers of ethanol.
The U.S. exported 172.27 million gallons of ethanol in April and 894,197 metric tons of distillers grains, according to data released by the USDA on June 5. Exports of both products remained strong, but were down when compared to April 2024.
E-methanol supplies ethanol producers with a unique utilization option in place of carbon capture and sequestration.
Nesika Energy increases revenue with efficient corn oil production.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for May, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in March was down when compared to the same month of last year.
ICM has signed a new agreement with Little Sioux Corn Processors to install ICM’s proprietary FOT Oil Recovery system at the company’s 170 MMgy ethanol plant in Marcus, Iowa. The project is expected to be operational in Q1 2026.
In April, U.S. Grains Council staff traveled to Antalya, Turkey, to participate in the Seventh International Poultry Meat Congress and identify opportunities to increase sales of U.S. CFP and DDGS to the country.
In April, the USGC’s regional offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Tunis, Tunisia collaborated to host the Council’s third International Aquaculture Conference in Cairo, Egypt to promote the use of U.S. CFP and DDGS in aquaculture diets.
Ethanol Producer Magazine has announced the keynote speakers for the 2025 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) being held June 9-11, 2025, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The general session will take place June 10.
Trucent provides practical strategies for optimizing corn oil recovery and quality.
The U.S. exported 195.8 million gallons of ethanol and 1.03 million metric tons of distillers grains in March, according to data released by the USDA on May 6. Exports of both products were up when compared to February.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report for April, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in February was down when compared to both previous month and February 2024.
Fluid Quip Technologies on April 24 announced that Adkins Energy will install FQT’s Overdrive Oil Pretreat System. This groundbreaking technology boosts the performance of existing distillers corn oil systems.
In April, the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers Association held trade policy academies in Ames, Iowa, and Birmingham, Michigan, for producers to learn about the latest developments affecting global markets for their goods.
The U.S. exported 138.75 million gallons of ethanol and 849,645 metric tons of distillers grains in February, according to data released by the USDA on April 3. Exports of both products were down when compared to February 2024.
The USGC in March escorted a team of Moroccan aquaculture sector stakeholders to attend Aquaculture 2025 and participate in training courses at Iowa State University as part of the USGC’s plan to develop demand for U.S. feed grains in Morocco.
The Iowa House of Representatives on March 26 voted 82 to 12 in favor of a bill that aims to ban the use of eminent domain on agricultural land for the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) pipeline projects.
The USDA recently released its Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production Report for March, reporting that corn use for fuel ethanol production in January 2025 was up 4% when compared to the same month of 2024.
Green Plains Inc. on March 17 announced that construction has commenced on the compression infrastructure for its CCS initiative in Nebraska. The company also announced that it will temporarily idle operations at its CST facility in Iowa.
The current issue is Ethanol Producer Magazine focuses on the joint pursuit of higher value products in the context of lower carbon intensity production.
Corn oil optimization is now a plant-wide endeavor, with biological, chemical and mechanical processes working together to reach maximum availability and extraction.
The U.S. exported 198.05 million gallons of ethanol and 811,480 metric tons of distillers grains in January, according to data released by the USDA on March 6. Ethanol exports were up for the month, while distillers grains exports were down.
Alto Ingredients Inc. on March 5 announced it has cold idled its Magic Valley ethanol plant in Idaho. The company has also reduced staff by 16% and is considering a range of options to maximize shareholder value, include asset sales or a merger.
U.S. ethanol exports kicked off 2025 with momentum, climbing 2% in January to reach a nine-month high of 198.1 million gallons (mg), fueled by surging shipments to India. DDGS exports slipped to a 21-month low of 811,480 metric tons.
The 22nd International Marketing Conference and 65th Annual Membership Meeting in mid-February welcomed U.S. Grains Council members in Austin, Texas, to plan for the upcoming year and discuss the United Nation’s Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026.
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