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U.S. Ethanol Production | More Than Ethanol
Ethanol production has grown dramatically in the last few years as the demand for this clean-air fuel has escalated. Ethanol has become a legitimate industry that is rapidly changing the face of rural America —and helping the United States address serious environmental and energy challenges.
In 2006, 110 ethanol plants in 21 states produced a record 4.86 billion gallons of ethanol—nearly double the amount produced in 2000. The ethanol industry consumed some 2.15 billion bushels of corn, equivalent to about 18 percent of the nation’s third largest corn harvest. More ethanol plants are under construction and several existing plants are expanding capacity.
Some of the new plants are located outside the Corn Belt in places such as Tennessee, New York and California—an indication that the economic benefits of ethanol production will soon be nationwide. Most of the new ethanol plants involve farmer-owned cooperatives, enabling corn producers to add value to their crop and reduce federal farm subsidies.
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U.S. Ethanol Production | More Than Ethanol
Ethanol production plants don’t just make ethanol. Wet milling plants also produce corn sweeteners, corn oil and ingredients used in human food as well as gluten feed, which is fed to livestock. Ethanol plants using dry mill processes make distillers grains, a high value product that is fed to beef cattle, dairy cows, swine and poultry. Carbon dioxide is another co-product of ethanol production that is used in food processing and other industries.
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