btw.. Ethanol production in the US last year.. 2014.. was a RECORD.. at 14.3 byn gallons.. it exceeded the PREVIOUS year by a BILLION gallons..  A BILLION.. and so far we're on track to MAINTAIN that INCREASE AGAIN this year.. for 2015.. probably around 14.8'ish.. which we will PROBABLY BEAT again in 2016.. at over 15 billion gallons...

( http://www.ethanolrfa.org/resources/industry/statistics/ )

15 BILLION GALLONS.. 15,000 myn / 365 days / 42 gallons /bbls = 978 k bbls per day.. we're running 950 thus far since Sept 1st..  Seasonally we RAMP UP through the winter.. 4 of 5 weeks last November through December were RECORD production!!!

15 BILLION GALLONS.. 15,000 myn / 2.75 = 5,455 myn bushels of grain / 52 weeks = 104.89 myn bushels PER WEEK or just under 15 myn PER DAY..         ( last WASDE update is 5,250 )

15 BILLION GALLONS..  The Week of 7/17/15 the US supplied 9,749 k bbls of finished motor gasoline to the domestic market.. a record.. the previous record was 8 weeks earlier at 9,734 k bbls.. previous was..12/26/14.. 9,614 k bbls.. etc.. ( http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=WGFUP... )

anywho.. 10% mixture ethanol of 9,749 is just OVER that 15 Billion gallon pace... 979.4 k bbls per day ethanol production..

In other words.. it takes " ALOT" of grain to keep these plants humming... We're ramping up to HIT that 15 Billion Gallon pace.. that's why GPRE bought Another ethanol plant last week... ( http://finance.yahoo.com/news/green-plains-inc-buys-idled-171537105.html )

"roll' in roll'in roll'in"

"corn exports.. China.. blah blah blah.. who cares?"  

We got ALL THE DEMAND WE NEED RIGHT HERE BABY!!!

Jon OUT...