# US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition

> Two new US corn ethanol refineries are proposed in Iowa and South Dakota, part of an expansion that would add 500 million gallons of annual capacity by 2018. The federal corn ethanol mandate has plateaued at 15 billion gallons, and the Trump administration is expected to keep that volume for 2018.

- Date: 2017-06-19 · published 2017-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanding ethanol capacity increases corn grind demand and supports corn prices, while the flat mandate limits how much further that demand can grow.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [US Corn Producers Hope to Dismantle Ethanol Trade Barriers \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30723-us-corn-producers-hope-to-dismantle-ethanol-trade-barriers-cz-app.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [ADM steps up Columbus ethanol plant expansion as biofuel demand strengthens, ETChemicals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1360-adm-steps-up-columbus-ethanol-plant-expansion-as-biofuel-demand-strengthens.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2025-04-02 | [Oil, biofuel coalition presents unified RFS request to EPA  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15128-oil-biofuel-coalition-presents-unified-rfs-request-to-epa-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-13 | [U.S. grains: Soybeans climb, soyoil soars daily limit on US biofuel proposal \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8580-u-s-grains-soybeans-climb-soyoil-soars-daily-limit-on-us-biofuel-proposal-the.md) | -0.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-05-21 | [Klobuchar, Grassley Introduce Bill to Support Biofuel Producers - News Releases - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53000-klobuchar-grassley-introduce-bill-to-support-biofuel-producers-news-releases-u.md) | +0.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- governorsbiofuelscoalition.org: https://www.governorsbiofuelscoalition.org/us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand/

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