# USDA says 438.4mln bushels of corn used for fuel alcohol in September, up from 435.6mln a year ago

> The USDA reported that 438.4 million bushels of corn went to fuel alcohol production in September, up from 435.6 million bushels a year earlier. The figure comes from the monthly grain crushings report.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:18:27.493Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76574-usda-says-438-4mln-bushels-of-corn-used-for-fuel-alcohol-in-september-up-from
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady year-on-year growth in ethanol corn use supports the corn demand baseline and tightens the balance sheet at the margin. The effect on corn prices is modest unless it continues alongside weak export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## 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 | 2023-09-26 | [USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-01 | [September corn grind, soybean crush both up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33273-september-corn-grind-soybean-crush-both-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.1% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Soybean crush, corn for ethanol use up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27503-soybean-crush-corn-for-ethanol-use-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-01-12 | [Corn and soybean production down in 2022, USDA reports
Corn stocks down, soybean stocks down from year earlier
Winter Wheat Seedings up for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13303-corn-and-soybean-production-down-in-2022-usda-reports-corn-stocks-down-soybean.md) | +2.2% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- newsquawk.com: https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/usda-says-4384mln-bushels-of-corn-used-for-fuel-alcohol-in-september-up-from-4356mln-a-year-ago

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