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Is a Rapid Run Up in Corn Prices in the Cards?

May 1, 2018 | Posted in Biofuels, Commodities, Mergers & Acquisitions

At least one prognosticator is suggesting that “due to an unusual confluence of factors” the price of corn could double to $8 per bushel in the next few years. In the April 9, 2018, issue of Barron’s, Simon Constable says these factors include “declining output, an ethanol-led demand surge in China and likely brutal weather.” (Corn Prices as High as an Elephant’s Eye?)

Ethanol Imports, Exports Up in 2015

March 1, 2016 | Posted in Biofuels

The growth in corn ethanol use helped fuel the farm equipment boom between 2008-14. Exports of the fuel additive have contributed to its increasing use during this period as the U.S. exported the fuel to 35 different countries in 2015.

Production Efficiencies Stabilize Corn Demand for Ethanol

May 1, 2015 | Posted in Biofuels, Commodities, Data & Trends

Farm equipment manufacturers and dealers who reaped the benefits of the explosive growth of corn ethanol in the past decade with skyrocketing equipment sales, probably shouldn’t count on anything near that level of growth in the decade ahead.

Fierce Winter, Oil Boom Creating Havoc for Farmers, Dealers, Ethanol

March 1, 2014 | Posted in Biofuels

If it isn’t a shortage of rail cars to haul grain, it’s this year’s weather itself that has given much of North American agriculture and the railroad industry an ongoing headache just getting product where it needs to be.

Is a Substitute for Ethanol on the Horizon?

February 3, 2014 | Posted in Biofuels, Commodities

Is it wishful thinking, or have billionaire Richard Branson, DuPont and BP Plc found an effective alternative to ethanol for mixing with gasoline?

How Will Slowing Ethanol Demand Impact Ag Equipment Sales?

October 1, 2013 | Posted in Biofuels, Equipment & Equipment Sales

There’s little debate that the rising production and price of corn has helped stoke the increased sales of farm equipment during the past decade.

2012 a Tough Year for Ethanol; 2013 Not Much Better

February 1, 2013 | Posted in Biofuels, Data & Trends

Both U.S. ethanol prices and production fell in 2012 compared with the previous year. And the chances are good that it won’t get a whole lot easier for producers in the year ahead.

Ethanol Continues As a Major Driver of Corn Production, Pricing

July 1, 2011 | Posted in Biofuels

Corn ethanol will remain a major force in the production and pricing of the U.S. corn crop, with or without support of subsidies and tariffs.

Cover Crops, Seed Technology are Solid Investments for Farmers

March 1, 2011 | Posted in Commodities

Grain farmers say that purchasing the best seed available and utilizing the inherent advantages of cover crops are the some of the best investments they can make to improve crop yields and profitability.

Ethanol & China Will Drive Corn, Soybean Production in Next Decade

August 1, 2010 | Posted in Biofuels, Commodities

The major influence in the corn market will be U.S. corn-based ethanol production. If the production of corn-based ethanol remains strong, corn prices will likely remain strong.

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