# Corn Ethanol Gains 19 New Plants by 2028 and Targets 25 Billion Liters at a Cost of R$2.21 per Liter

> Brazil’s corn-ethanol industry plans to add seven plants in 2027 and 12 in 2028, bringing the total of mapped expansion projects to about 61. The article says current annual output is 12 billion liters and projects capacity of 25 billion liters per year by 2036; estimated 2026/27 production cost is R$2.21 per liter, below the stated cost of sugarcane ethanol.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T06:16:52.118Z
- Category: policy · region Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83467-corn-ethanol-gains-19-new-plants-by-2028-and-targets-25-billion-liters-at-a
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expanded ethanol capacity would increase industrial corn demand in Brazil, potentially tightening domestic availability and supporting corn prices as plants come online. The planned additions are spread over several years, so the near-term effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [US corn ethanol producers to tap into overseas demand - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70503-us-corn-ethanol-producers-to-tap-into-overseas-demand-governors-biofuels.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2016-11-23 | [Big Corn beats Big Oil as U.S. hikes 2017 biofuel targets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73745-big-corn-beats-big-oil-as-u-s-hikes-2017-biofuel-targets-reuters.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-10-05 | [Wheat exports can be limited at 25 million tons \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44410-wheat-exports-can-be-limited-at-25-million-tons-ukrainian-and-world-shipping.md) | -1.3% | +7.4% |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Grain ethanol’s potential to boost farmers income by ₹35,000 crore: report launch and round-table discussion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25108-grain-ethanol-s-potential-to-boost-farmers-income-by-35-000-crore-report-launch.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- agrojovem.com.br: https://www.agrojovem.com.br/noticia/etanol-de-milho-ganha-19-novas-usinas-ate-2028-e-ruma-a-25-bilhoes-de-litros-com-custo-de-r-221-por

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