Ethanol Uses 14% of US Corn Crop

February 28, 2006

USDA Secretary Mike Johanns says 2005 ethanol production was 4 billion gallons, consuming 4% of the nation's corn crop. Biodiesel production, largely from soybeans, is also rising quickly. Ethanol production uses about three gallons of water for every gallon of ethanol produced.

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