# Corn use for ethanol in the US falls 9% in September, but still exceeds 2025 volume

> The USDA's Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report showed US corn used for fuel ethanol at 438.42 million bushels in September 2026. That was about 9% below August but 1% above September 2025. Total corn processing was 485 million bushels, down 8% from August, and co-product output also fell.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:06:50.745Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76381-corn-use-for-ethanol-in-the-us-falls-9-in-september-but-still-exceeds-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower monthly ethanol grind and co-product output reduce near-term corn demand and DDGS supply, a modestly bearish signal for corn and DDGS values, though year-on-year use remains slightly higher.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [USDA: Ethanol Exports Top 120 Million Gallons In September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33158-usda-ethanol-exports-top-120-million-gallons-in-september.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [Mexico corn yields improving but still best market for US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58063-mexico-corn-yields-improving-but-still-best-market-for-us.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2024-02-08 | [WASDE maintains forecast for corn use in ethanol, corn prices \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31776-wasde-maintains-forecast-for-corn-use-in-ethanol-corn-prices-ethanol-producer.md) | -1.4% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2021-11-04 | [RFA: ethanol exports down in September - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44050-rfa-ethanol-exports-down-in-september-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-03-19 | [The Curious Case of US Corn Yields in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13198-the-curious-case-of-us-corn-yields-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.1% | -6.2% |

## Sources

- noticiasagricolas.com.br: https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/noticias/milho/430698-consumo-de-milho-para-producao-de-etanol-nos-eua-cai-9-em-setembro-mas-supera-volume-de-2025.html

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