# USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol falls to 421 million bushels in February - AgriInsite

> USDA's Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report showed corn for fuel ethanol falling to 421 million bushels in February, down 10% from January and 5% from a year earlier. Output of dry-mill and wet-mill co-products such as distillers grains, corn oil and corn gluten also declined.

- Date: 2025-04-29 · published 2025-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25211-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-falls-to-421-million-bushels-in-february
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker ethanol corn use lowers corn demand, which is bearish for corn, while reduced co-product output tightens DDGS and corn gluten supply, which supports those feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-26 | [US ethanol output eases as corn consumption falls to 428 million bushels in April - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18917-us-ethanol-output-eases-as-corn-consumption-falls-to-428-million-bushels-in.md) | -1.0% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2019-04-29 | [Corn Use for Ethanol Update - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59596-corn-use-for-ethanol-update-farmdoc-daily.md) | +0.1% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2017-04-11 | [USDA: More corn for ethanol, less for feed, ending stocks unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71443-usda-more-corn-for-ethanol-less-for-feed-ending-stocks-unchanged.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-falls-to-421-million-bushels-in-february/

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