# US ethanol output eases as corn consumption falls to 428 million bushels in April - BioEnergy Times

> USDA data show US ethanol producers used 428 million bushels of corn for fuel ethanol in April, down 10% from March but slightly above April 2025. Distillers dried grains output fell to 348,065 tonnes from 479,000 tonnes in March. Condensed distillers solubles and corn oil output showed mixed trends.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18917-us-ethanol-output-eases-as-corn-consumption-falls-to-428-million-bushels-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn grind reduces domestic corn demand and points to tighter DDGS supply in the near term. The shift in co-product output affects feed-ingredient availability for livestock buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-29 | [USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol falls to 421 million bushels in February - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25211-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-falls-to-421-million-bushels-in-february.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-09-05 | [Ethanol & DDGS- DDGS output falls as ethanol production slows - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57065-ethanol-and-ddgs-ddgs-output-falls-as-ethanol-production-slows-the-jacobsen.md) | -2.8% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-10-01 | [USDA Expects Farmers to Harvest 13.8 Billion Bushels of Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56416-usda-expects-farmers-to-harvest-13-8-billion-bushels-of-corn.md) | +1.5% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-06-03 | [Corn use for ethanol and soy for biodiesel fall due to season maintenance  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29868-corn-use-for-ethanol-and-soy-for-biodiesel-fall-due-to-season-maintenance-the.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2019-01-20 | [China 2018 pork output surprises to downside, falls 0.9 per cent - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61090-china-2018-pork-output-surprises-to-downside-falls-0-9-per-cent-the-business.md) | -0.3% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- bioenergytimes.com: https://bioenergytimes.com/us-ethanol-output-eases-as-corn-consumption-falls-to-428-million-bushels-in-april/

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