date:Feb 14, 2013
s as feed stocks.
In 2004-05, corn used in the production of ethanol totaled 1,323,210,000 bus, which equated to 11% of the 2004 corn outturn of 11,805,581,000 bus. By 2011-12, corn used in the production of ethanol reached 5,011,030,000 bus, which equated to 40% of the 2011 corn outturn of 12,359,612,000 bus.
The amount of corn used in the production of ethanol was forecast to drop to 4,500,000 bus in 2012-13, or 42% of the drought-reduced 2012 corn outturn of 10,725,000 bus. Corn use for eth