Ethanol Boosts Corn Production by 34 Pct.

WASHINGTON – As demand for ethanol zooms higher, Kansas corn farmer Ken McCauley expects higher prices for his crop.

“That’s kind of the story across the country,” said McCauley, who grows corn and soybeans in northeast Kansas. “There’s a lot more buyers out there because of these ethanol plants and other ways to use the corn.”

The amount of corn used to make ethanol should increase by 34 percent over last year’s use to 2.15 billion bushels, the department said Friday in its monthly crop report.
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