# USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July

> USDA's September Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report shows corn used for fuel alcohol rose to 454 million bushels in July, up 3% from June and 2% year over year. DDGS production at dry mills expanded to 404,109 tons, and total DDGS output with solubles fell to 1.78 million tons.

- Date: 2023-09-26 · published 2023-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Steady ethanol grind supports DDGS supply and corn demand, though the July data is a routine monthly release with limited price impact.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-27 | [USDA: Corn use for fuel ethanol production expands to 474 million bushels in March - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19348-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-expands-to-474-million-bushels-in.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| 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 | 2026-03-05 | [Ethanol Production Profits in 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20158-ethanol-production-profits-in-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.4% | +4.6% |
| 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 | 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

- mnbiofuels.org: https://mnbiofuels.org/bustos-introduces-next-generation-fuels-act/item/3665-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july

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