Ethanol Plant Headed Toward Illinois
ILLINOIS - Another plant expected to turn 18 million bushels of corn a year into 50 million gallons of ethanol is headed toward northern Illinois.

Ethanol from Lab to Commercial Production
US - The idea of producing plentiful amounts of ethanol from materials such as switchgrass and wood scraps has successfully emerged from the laboratory, but challenges lie ahead.

NCGA Welcomes USDA's Reiteration
US - In its report on crop production, the USDA reiterated its expectation that the 2008 corn crop now being harvested will be the second largest ever, with the second-highest yield...

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Not All DDGS Made Equal, Says Purdue Research
US - Although it all comes from corn used to make ethanol, not all dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS) are created equal. .

Ethanol Will Curb Farm Income, Says Economist
US - Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half, a University...

NCGA Comments on USDA's Expectation
US - In its report today on crop production, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reiterated its expectation that the 2008 corn crop now being harvested will be the second largest...

Weekly Outlook: November Crop Reports
US - In the final production forecasts of the season, the USDA projected the 2008 U.S. corn crop at 12.02 billion bushels and the 2008 soybean crop at 2.921 billion bushels. Those forecasts...

AFBF Predict Low Prices for Corn and Soybean
US - Corn and soybean producers will likely have to wait until the first of the new year for any rally in prices while cotton producers may continue to struggle with low prices, according...

Southeast to Develop Four Ethanol Plants
US - East Coast Ethanol, LLC recently announced plans to build 110 million gallon per year ethanol plants in Chester, S.C., Seaboard, N.C., Jesup, Ga. and Campbellton, Fla, making the...

Barley Ethanol Plant for South Carolina
US - Virginia-based fuel company Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is to build a $161.5 million barley-based ethanol plant in eastern Union County, South Carolina.

Weekly Roberts Report
US - Agricultural US Commodity Market Report by Mike Roberts, Commodity Marketing Agent, Virginia Tech.

Youthful Plant Harbours Prized Genes
US - Corngrass — a somewhat grassier-looking version of the typical towering cornstalk — may hold a key to fast, cheap, eco-friendly ways to squeeze more cellulosic ethanol from corn...

Weekly Outlook: Corn and Soybean Price Recovery
US - Corn and soybean prices have increased modestly from the marketing year lows of mid to late October. The average cash price of corn in central Illinois reached a low of $3.33 on...

CME: VeraSun Makes Halloween a Memorable Day
US - CME's Daily Livestock Report for 31^st October reports that Halloween Day of 2008 will likely be remembered as a very scary day for the US ethanol industry given VeraSun...