Record ethanol production in Iowa predicted

The state will produce a record 1.5 billion gallons of ethanol in 2006, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Wednesday.

Iowa has more ethanol plants than any other state, the association said.

The trade group said Iowa ethanol plants will turn out 36 percent more corn-based fuel than last year, when 1.1 billion gallons was made.

In producing the record amount of ethanol, Iowa