# USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol production expands to 474 million bushels in March - AgriInsite

> USDA's Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report showed US ethanol producers used 474 million bushels of corn in March 2026, up 10% from February and 5% year over year. DDGS production reached 1.79 million tons, up from 1.63 million in February.

- Date: 2026-05-27 · published 2026-05-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19348-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-expands-to-474-million-bushels-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol-related corn grind supports corn demand, while rising DDGS output adds feed supply that can weigh on DDGS prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2026-07-28 | [US fuel ethanol producers raise corn consumption 10% in May: USDA - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18447-us-fuel-ethanol-producers-raise-corn-consumption-10-in-may-usda-bioenergy-times.md) | -1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-05-13 | [USDA: U.S. Corn Production to Drop 4.3%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13358-usda-u-s-corn-production-to-drop-4-3.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-07-12 | [USDA Bumps Corn and Soybean Production, Drops Soybean Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63997-usda-bumps-corn-and-soybean-production-drops-soybean-exports.md) | +2.9% | +12.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [USDA Lowers Estimates for Brazil Corn and Soy Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30215-usda-lowers-estimates-for-brazil-corn-and-soy-production.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-expands-to-474-million-bushels-in-march/

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