Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses reached 498 million bushels in June 2025, showing minimal change from the previous month but a slight decrease from June 2024, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The USDA’s monthly Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report revealed that corn used for fuel alcohol production increased to 498 million bushels, up 1 percent from May 2025 and marginally higher than June 2024 levels.
Corn consumption for beverage alcohol production showed the most significant change, dropping to 3.06 million bushels in June, a 20 percent decrease from May and 24 percent lower than the same month last year.
The report indicated that 92.1 percent of total corn consumption went toward alcohol production, with the remaining 7.9 percent used for other purposes. Within the fuel alcohol category, dry milling accounted for 92 percent of production, while wet milling represented 8 percent.
Co-product production showed mixed results in June. Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) production reached 1.88 million tons, increasing 6 percent from May and 4 percent from June 2024. Meanwhile, distillers wet grains with 65 percent or more moisture totaled 1.21 million tons, down 2 percent month-over-month but up 8 percent year-over-year.
Wet mill corn gluten feed production declined to 249,867 tons, representing a 6 percent decrease from May and an 8 percent drop from June 2024. Production of wet corn gluten feed with 40 to 60 percent moisture fell to 187,424 tons, down 7 percent from the previous month and 5 percent from last year.
