According to the EIA:
- The U.S. produced 863,000 barrels of ethanol per day (b/d) or 36.24 million gallons of daily production
- 13.23 billion gallons were produced for the year (23% more than in 2009)
- Imports were 9.7 million gallons
- Ethanol Exports were 397 million gallons (about 400% higher than in 2009)
- 270 million gallons (68%) were classified as denatured ethanol
- 127 million gallons (32%) were undenatured, non-beverage
- DDGs exports were 9 million metric tons
- The volumetric ethanol excise tax credit known as VEETC reduces blenders’ taxes by approximately $6 billion per year
- 80 million acres of land in the U.S. is used to produce corn
- 37% of the U.S. corn crop is used to produce ethanol
- Approximately 30 million acres for ethanol production
- 4.9 billion bushels of corn were used to make ethanol in the U.S. in 2010
- The U.S. is the #1 Corn exporter, exporting approximately 20% of our crop
- 200% more corn now goes towards ethanol production than is exported
- 15% of global corn production is now used to make ethanol in the U.S.