In the Netherlands, Platts reports European ethanol producers are rushing to secure fourth-quarter corn supplies as heatwaves damage crops and the Russia-Ukraine war disrupts traditional import routes. EU corn production for 2026-27 is forecast at 52.5 million metric tons, down 4.3 million tons from the previous year, with France, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania reporting […]
In Illinois, nearly two centuries of maize-based agriculture in the U.S. Midwest has halved soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks compared with tallgrass prairies native to the region. Replacing annual maize/soy cropping with perennial bioenergy grasses may partially reverse these resulting SOC deficits. A recent Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) study explored the […]
In the UK, the Financial Times newspaper reports that following a visit by UK civil servants to the US’s corn belt to visit ethanol producers last October, the government reopened in December its previous ban on crop-based biofuels. The current UK policy is meant to support waste-based biofuels and efuels but if following the results […]
In Brazil, driven by economic factors and technological advances, the production of national corn ethanol recorded an extraordinary jump: from 500 million liters in 2017 to 6.3 billion liters in the last crop, with official projection of the National Union of Corn Ethanol (Unem) of reaching 7.3 billion liters in the 2024/2025 cycle. Unlike the […]
In Washington, Brownfield Ag News reports Energy Information Administration data shows ethanol production jumped to 1.071 million barrels last week as the first of the corn harvest began rolling in, and most facilities completed their annual maintenance shutdowns. Stocks continued to fall to 22.72 million barrels, 44,000 barrels less than the week prior, despite the […]
In Illinois, Reuters reported that S&P Global Commodity Insights estimated the average U.S. corn yield in 2025 at 189.1 bushels per acre (bpa) and production at 16.768 billion bushels, based on its own agribusiness survey. For soybeans, S&P forecast an average U.S. yield of 53.8 bpa and production of 4.306 billion bushels. The report noted […]
In Ukraine, APK Inform reported that corn harvesting has begun in Ukraine, according to operational data from the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture. The total harvested area of grain crops this year is forecasted at 4.141 million hectares, according to the report. Overall, grain and legumes in Ukraine have been harvested from almost 6.933 […]
In India, MoneyControl reports that officials within the government are concerned about the volume of corn being diverted to ethanol production as the push to achieve higher blends continues. Corn consumption for ethanol production is increasing at such a rate that the country is at risk of becoming a corn net importer rather than exporter. […]
In Missouri, the United States is the world’s largest producer and exporter of corn, and corn farmers are bolstering the U.S. economy and building strong communities, according to a new study released by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Corn grower leaders say they could make an even bigger contribution to the U.S. economy through […]
In Brazil, AgWeb reports Farmdoc daily data shows that Brazil’s bet on corn-based ethanol has reshaped global corn trade flows. Ethanol consumption from corn has blown up to 722 million bu. in 2024-25, 15% of domestic production, from just 16 million bu. in 2015-16, thanks to the 25 corn ethanol plants in operation. Another 15 […]
