ARTICLE 2 #CornEthanol - AGRI FOOD UPDATE

Corn use for fuel ethanol production at 456 million bushels in July

Washington, D.C., September 2025 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that corn usage for fuel ethanol production reached 456 million bushels in July 2025, reflecting continued strong demand for ethanol as a renewable fuel source.

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Brazil’s expansion of corn-based ethanol is altering the economics of sugar-cane processing: the cheaper corn-ethanol route is making sugar-cane ethanol less competitive, causing cane processors to shift more of their crop toward sugar rather than ethanol.