U.S. ethanol plants used more corn in July as the biofuel industry continued to provide strong demand for the nation’s corn crop.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported nearly 475 million bushels of corn were used to produce fuel alcohol during the month. That was up 2% from June and 4% from July 2025.
Dry-mill ethanol plants accounted for about 93% of the corn used for fuel production, while wet-mill plants accounted for the remaining 7%.
Production results varied among ethanol co-products. Dried distillers grains with solubles production totaled 1.85 million tons, down 1% from the previous year. Wet distillers grains containing at least 65% moisture reached 1.29 million tons, an increase of 9%.
Wet-mill corn gluten feed production declined 2% from a year earlier, while wet corn gluten production increased 10%.
The July figures indicate ethanol production remains a significant source of domestic demand for U.S. corn. Ethanol co-products, including distillers grains and corn gluten feed, are also commonly used as livestock feed.