# USDA reports 9% drop in corn use for ethanol in the US in September

> The USDA reported that US corn used for fuel ethanol reached 438.42 million bushels in September 2026, about 9% below August and 1% above September 2025. Total corn processing was 485 million bushels, down 8% from August. Ethanol industry co-product output also declined.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:06:50.816Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76382-usda-reports-9-drop-in-corn-use-for-ethanol-in-the-us-in-september
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A month-on-month drop in ethanol grind and co-product output trims corn demand and DDGS supply, a modestly bearish influence on corn and DDGS prices.

## 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 | 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 | 2019-01-01 | [Market Reaction to USDA’s August Corn Crop Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60954-market-reaction-to-usda-s-august-corn-crop-reports.md) | +1.4% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-06-07 | [USDA Maintains Forecast for FY 2023 Ethanol Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35475-usda-maintains-forecast-for-fy-2023-ethanol-exports.md) | +3.6% | -5.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- folhadepontagrossa.com.br: https://folhadepontagrossa.com.br/usda-queda-consumo-milho-etanol-eua-setembro-2026/
- vddbrazil.com: https://vddbrazil.com/en/us-corn-ethanol-demand-september/
- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/grain-processing/news/16424142/corn-use-for-ethanol-down-9-in-september
- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/grain-handling-processing/grain-processing/news/16424142/nass-reports-9-monthly-drop-in-september-corn-use-for-ethanol

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