USDA data shows that corn used to produce ethanol last month declined year-over-year. About 461 million bushels of corn were ...

Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so until 35 years ago it never caught on much, at ...

Corn futures are trading with most contracts within a penny of unchanged, with Dec up a penny and other contracts fractionally lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 1 1/4 cents ...

AltraBiofuels, which operates the largest ethanol plant in California, is upping its bet on biofuels in a big way. Backed by five major venture funds, the L.A.-based company recently secured $166 ...

Corn futures closed out Wednesday with strength, as contracts were up 3 to 4 cents in the front months. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production back up 5,000 barrels per day from the week ...

Farmdoc daily reports that Brazil’s rapid expansion of corn-based ethanol production is transforming the country’s domestic corn market, sharply boosting internal consumption and potentially curbing ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The world’s largest refinery that turns corn plant waste into ethanol began production Wednesday in Iowa, and many national and international dignitaries in attendance touted ...

Biotechnology will play a key role in boosting corn production to meet the growing demand for ethanol fuel stock, two former presidents of the National Corn Growers Association told Hawaii state ...

Despite rising food prices, it seems that nearly everyone is turning to corn-based ethanol as their choice for alternative fuel. Hidden behind these headlines, though, is an equally important but less ...

Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so until 35 years ago it never caught on much, at ...