USDA: Corn crush for fuel ethanol up 2 percent in June
Source: By Susanne Retka Schill, Ethanol Producer Magazine • Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The corn crush for fuel alcohol, at 448 million bushels, comprised the vast majority. Corn for fuel alcohol in July was up 2 percent from June but down slightly from May. Corn for beverage alcohol totaled 2.65 million bushels. Corn consumed in July 2015 for dry milling fuel production and wet milling fuel production was 89.5 percent and 10.5 percent respectively.
Dry mill coproduct production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 2.00 million tons during July, up 1 percent from June and up 6 percent from May. Distillers wet grains (DWG — 65 percent or more moisture) was 1.14 million tons in July, up slightly from June but down 7 percent from May 2015. Dry mill corn oil production was 125,000 tons, up from June’s 121,000 tons and May’s 118,000 tons.
Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 333,800 tons during July, up 4 percent from June but down 5 percent from May. Wet corn gluten feed (40 to 60 percent moisture) was 315,100 tons in July, up 3 percent from June but down 3 percent from May.