# USDA Reports September Corn Use for Fuel Alcohol at 438.4M Bushels

> USDA data showed corn used for fuel alcohol reached 438.4 million bushels in September, up from 435.6 million a year earlier. Private exporters also reported sales of 136,000 tonnes of soybeans to China and 1.73 million tonnes of corn to Mexico for 2026/27.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-03T00:47:08.220Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76802-usda-reports-september-corn-use-for-fuel-alcohol-at-438-4m-bushels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Steady ethanol grind supports domestic corn demand and slightly tightens the corn balance, a small supportive factor for corn prices. The modest year-on-year gain is routine rather than a shift in the market.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-10 | [USDA cuts corn stocks 100M bushels in February WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20547-usda-cuts-corn-stocks-100m-bushels-in-february-wasde-report.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-03-31 | [USDA Report Bullish for Corn, Bearish for Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42296-usda-report-bullish-for-corn-bearish-for-soybeans.md) | +4.1% | +5.9% |
| CORN | 2022-09-12 | [USDA WASDE report for September \| The Mighty 790 KFGO \| KFGO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39553-usda-wasde-report-for-september-the-mighty-790-kfgo-kfgo.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| 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 | 2022-09-30 | [USDA reports trigger corn rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39549-usda-reports-trigger-corn-rally.md) | +1.0% | +3.8% |
| SOY | 2025-08-15 | [USDA Forecasts Record Corn Crop at 16.7B Bushels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23269-usda-forecasts-record-corn-crop-at-16-7b-bushels.md) | +2.6% | +1.7% |
| SOY | 2026-02-10 | [USDA cuts corn stocks 100M bushels in February WASDE report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20547-usda-cuts-corn-stocks-100m-bushels-in-february-wasde-report.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [Yield Busters: USDA Report Sends Corn Futures Skyward](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58541-yield-busters-usda-report-sends-corn-futures-skyward.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- dyax.io: https://dyax.io/en/news/nq-61521

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