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World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Carryover Stocks, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

World Grain Carryover Stocks as Days of Consumption, 1960-2006 (figure and table)

U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006 (figure and table)

Groundbreakings for Fuel Ethanol Distilleries in the United States, 25 October 2005 – 24 October 2006 (table)

World Ethanol Production, 1975-2005 (figure and table)

World Ethanol Production by Country, 2005 (table)

World Grain Production and Consumption, 1960-2006

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World Grain Production, Consumption, and Balance, 1960-2006
Year
Production
Consumption
Surplus or Deficit
Million Tons
1960
823
815
8
1961
800
817
-17
1962
851
838
13
1963
858
852
6
1964
906
896
10
1965
905
932
-27
1966
989
957
32
1967
1,014
988
27
1968
1,053
1,020
32
1969
1,063
1,069
-6
1970
1,079
1,108
-29
1971
1,177
1,150
27
1972
1,141
1,174
-33
1973
1,253
1,230
23
1974
1,204
1,191
13
1975
1,237
1,212
25
1976
1,342
1,273
69
1977
1,320
1,320
0
1978
1,445
1,380
65
1979
1,410
1,416
-6
1980
1,429
1,440
-11
1981
1,482
1,458
24
1982
1,533
1,475
58
1983
1,469
1,501
-32
1984
1,632
1,549
83
1985
1,647
1,553
94
1986
1,664
1,602
63
1987
1,600
1,640
-40
1988
1,550
1,621
-71
1989
1,673
1,677
-4
1990
1,768
1,707
61
1991
1,709
1,713
-5
1992
1,785
1,737
48
1993
1,711
1,739
-28
1994
1,756
1,762
-6
1995
1,708
1,739
-32
1996
1,873
1,808
64
1997
1,878
1,820
58
1998
1,876
1,834
41
1999
1,872
1,853
19
2000
1,842
1,857
-14
2001
1,874
1,900
-26
2002
1,821
1,910
-89
2003
1,862
1,935
-73
2004
2,043
1,990
54
2005
2,009
2,014
-5
2006
1,967
2,040
-72

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 13 October 2006.

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World Grain Consumption and Carryover Stocks, 1960-2006
Year
Consumption
Stocks
 
Million Tons
Days of Consumption
1960
815
203
91
1961
817
182
81
1962
838
190
83
1963
852
193
83
1964
896
194
79
1965
932
159
62
1966
957
189
72
1967
988
213
79
1968
1,020
244
87
1969
1,069
228
78
1970
1,108
193
64
1971
1,150
218
69
1972
1,174
180
56
1973
1,230
192
57
1974
1,191
199
61
1975
1,212
219
66
1976
1,273
280
80
1977
1,320
278
77
1978
1,380
333
88
1979
1,416
328
84
1980
1,440
308
78
1981
1,458
331
83
1982
1,475
389
96
1983
1,501
348
85
1984
1,549
428
101
1985
1,553
518
122
1986
1,602
572
130
1987
1,640
527
117
1988
1,621
449
101
1989
1,677
439
96
1990
1,707
492
105
1991
1,713
483
103
1992
1,737
518
109
1993
1,739
482
101
1994
1,762
476
99
1995
1,739
435
91
1996
1,808
487
98
1997
1,820
541
108
1998
1,834
581
116
1999
1,853
587
116
2000
1,857
567
111
2001
1,900
539
103
2002
1,910
446
85
2003
1,935
358
68
2004
1,990
403
74
2005
2,014
383
69
2006
2,040
319
57

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 13 October 2006. 

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U.S. Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006

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U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006
Year
Production
Use for Fuel Ethanol
Exports
Million Tons
1980
169
1
61
1981
206
2
51
1982
209
4
46
1983
106
4
48
1984
195
6
47
1985
225
7
31
1986
209
7
38
1987
181
7
44
1988
125
7
52
1989
191
8
60
1990
202
9
44
1991
190
10
40
1992
241
11
42
1993
161
12
34
1994
255
14
55
1995
188
10
57
1996
235
11
46
1997
234
12
38
1998
248
13
50
1999
240
14
49
2000
252
16
49
2001
241
18
48
2002
228
25
40
2003
256
30
48
2004
300
34
46
2005
282
41
55
2006
277
55
57

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with production and exports from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 13 October 2006; corn use for fuel ethanol from USDA, Feed Grains Database, electronic database, www.ers.usda.gov/db/feedgrains, updated 1 November 2006.

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Groundbreakings for Fuel Ethanol Plants in the United States,
25 October 2005 - 24 October 2006
Date
Company
Location
Annual Capacity
Consumption
 
Millon Gallons Ethanol
Million Tons Corn
October 26 - November 9
Siouxland Ethanol
Jackson, NE
50
0.49
October 25 - November 9
Missouri Ethanol
Laddonia, MO
45
0.44
October 25 - November 9
Heron Lake BioEnergy
Heron Lake, MN
50
0.49
November 9 - November 23
Great Plains Renewable Energy
Shenandoah, IA
50
0.49
November 23 - December 2
Redfield Energy LLC
Redfield, SD
50
0.49
November 23 - December 2
Green Plains Renewable Energy
Shenandoah, IA
50
0.49
December 2 - December 15
Val-E Ethanol, LLC
Valley County, NE
45
0.44
December 2 - December 15
Abendgoa Bioenergy
Ravenna, NE
88
0.86
December 2 - December 15
Advanced BioEnergy
Fairmont, NE
100
0.98
December 15 - January 10
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland
Madrid, NE
44
0.43
December 15 - January 10
Blue Flint Ethanol
Underwood ND
50
0.49
December 15 - January 10
Red Trail Energy
Richardton, ND
50
0.49
January 10 - January 27
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC
Linden, IN
100
0.98
January 27 - February 7
ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC
Bloomingburg, OH
100
0.98
January 27 - February 7
Harrison Ethanol LLC
Cadiz, OH
20
0.20
January 27 - February 7
Pinal Energy LLC
Maricopa, AZ
55
0.54
February 21 - March 9
The Andersons Inc.
Maumee, OH
110
1.07
March 20 - April 7
Blue Flint Ethanol
Underwood, ND
50
0.49
April 7 - April 26
Pinnacle Ethanol LLC
Corning, IA
60
0.59
April 7 - April 26
Mid America Agri Products
Cambridge, NE
44
0.43
April 26 - May 9
The Andersons Inc.
Clymers, IN
110
1.07
April 26 - May 9
Green Plains Renewable Energy
Shenandoah, IA
50
0.49
May 9 - May 25
VeraSun Energy
Charles City, IA
110
1.07
May 25 - June 8
Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC
Annawan, IL
100
0.98
June 20 - July 10
Gateway Ethanol LLC
Pratt, KS
55
0.54
June 20 - July 10
Millennium Ethanol LLC
Marion, SD
100
0.98
June 20 - July 10
NEDAK Ethanol LLC
Atkinson, NE
44
0.43
June 20 - July 10
Bluegrass Bioenergy
Fulton Industrial Park, KY
55
0.54
July 10 - July 24
Coshocton Ethanol LLC
Coshocton, OH
60
0.59
July 24 - August 9
Cascade Grain
Clatskanie, OR
113
1.10
July 24 - August 9
Holt Country Ethanol LLC &
Midwest Ethanol Producers LLC
O'Neill, NE
100
0.98
July 24 - August 9
Goodland Energy Center
Goodland, KS
20
0.20
July 24 - August 9
Altra Inc.
Coshocton, IA
60
0.59
August 9 - 22
BioFuelEnergy LLC
Wood River, NE
115
1.12
August 9 - 22
Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC
Hayne, KS
110
1.07
August 22 - September 7
Premier Ethanol
Portland, IN
60
0.59
August 22 - September 7
Absolute Energy LLC
St. Ansgar, IA
100
0.98
August 22 - September 7
US BioEnergy
Hankinson, ND
100
0.98
August 22 - September 7
Central Ethanol LLC
Sauget, IL
45
0.44
September 7 - September 26
Xethanol BioFuels
Blairstown, IA
35
0.34
September 7 - September 26
Panda Ethanol
Hereford, TX
100
0.98
September 7 - September 26
Northeast Biofuels LLC
Fulton, NY
100
0.98
September 7 - September 26
Aberdeen Energy LLC
Mina, SD
100
0.98
September 26 - October 9
Renew Energy
Jefferson, WI
130
1.27
September 26 - October 9
The Andersons Inc.
Greenville, OH
110
1.07
September 26 - October 9
Tate & Lyle
Fort Dodge, IA
100
0.98
October 9 - October 24
Central Illinois Energy
Canton, IL
37
0.36
October 9 - October 24
Plymouth Energy Company
Marrill, IA
50
0.49
October 9 - October 24
Levelland/Hockley County
Ethanol LLC
Levelland, TX
40
0.39
October 9 - October 24
Summit Ethanol LLC
Leipsic, OH
60
0.59
October 9 - October 24
Hartford Bio-Energy
Hartford, IN
88
0.86
October 9 - October 24
Cardinal Ethanol
Winchester, IN
100
0.98
October 9 - October 24
Altra Indiana LLC
Cloverdale, IN
88
0.86
October 9 - October 24
American Ethanol
Sutton, NE
110
1.07
Total
3,966
38.72
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from F.O. Licht, World Ethanol & Biofuels Report, various issues (25 October 2005 - 24 October 2006); consumption data calculated by Earth Policy Institute assuming ethanol yield of 2.6 gallons per bushel of corn.

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World Ethanol Production, 1975-2005

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World Ethanol Production, 1975-2005
Year
Production
Production
Million Liters
Million Gallons
1975
556
147
1976
664
175
1977
1,470
388
1978
2,529
668
1979
3,533
933
1980
4,368
1,154
1981
4,977
1,315
1982
7,149
1,889
1983
9,280
2,452
1984
12,880
3,403
1985
14,129
3,732
1986
13,193
3,485
1987
14,599
3,857
1988
14,902
3,937
1989
15,191
4,013
1990
15,190
4,013
1991
16,348
4,319
1992
15,850
4,187
1993
15,839
4,184
1994
16,802
4,439
1995
17,970
4,747
1996
18,688
4,937
1997
20,452
5,403
1998
19,147
5,058
1999
18,671
4,932
2000
17,315
4,574
2001
18,676
4,934
2002
21,715
5,736
2003
27,331
7,220
2004
30,632
8,092
2005
44,875
11,855
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from F.O. Licht data, cited in Suzanne Hunt and Peter Stair, "Biofuels Hit a Gusher," Vital Signs 2006-2007 (Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute, 2006), pp. 40-41, and from F.O. Licht, "Ethanol: World Production, by Country," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 17 (9 May 2006), p. 395.

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World Ethanol Production by Country, 2005
Country
Production
Production
Million Liters
Million Gallons
United States
16,214
4,283
Brazil
16,067
4,244
China
3,800
1,004
India
1,700
449
France
910
240
Russia
750
198
South Africa
390
103
Spain
376
99
Germany
350
92
Thailand
300
79
United Kingdom
290
77
Ukraine
245
65
Canada
230
61
Poland
220
58
Indonesia
170
45
Saudi Arabia
170
45
Argentina
165
44
Italy
150
40
Australia
125
33
Japan
113
30
Other Countries
2,139
565
World
44,875
11,855
Source: F. O. Licht, "Ethanol: World Production, by Country," table, World Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol. 4, no. 17 (9 May 2006), p. 395.

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