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Ethanol industry overview:

Ethanol industry statistics:

Ethanol industry pricing:

Historic U.S. fuel Ethanol Production

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Year Millions of Gallons
1980 175
1981 215
1982 350
1983 375
1984 430
1985 610
1986 710
1987 830
1988 845
1989 870
1990 900
1991 950
1992 1,100
1993 1,200
1994 1,350
1995 1,400
1996 1,100
1997 1,300
1998 1,400
1999 1,470
2000 1,630
2001 1,770
2002 2,130
2003 2,800
2004 3,400
2005 3,904
2006 4,855
2007 6,500
2008 9,000
2009 10,600
2010 13,230
2011 13,900

Ethanol Industry Overview

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Year January 1999 January 2000 January 2001 January 2002 January 2003 January 2004 January 2005 January 2006 January 2007 January 2008 January 2009 January 2010 January 2011 January 2012
Total Ethanol Plants 50 54 56 61 68 72 81 95 110 139 170 189 204 209
Ethanol Production Capacity (mgy)
 1701.7
1748.7
1921.9
2347.3
2706.8
3100.8
3643.7
4336.4
5493.4
7888.4
10,569.4 ** 11,877.4 13,507.9 14,906.9

Plants Under Construction/

Expanding

 5 6 5 13 11 15 16 31 76 61 24 15 10 2
Capacity Under Construction/Expanding (mgy)
 77 91.5 64.7
 390.7 483 598 754 1778 5635.5 5536 2066 1432 522 140
States with Ethanol Plants 17 17 18 19 20 19 18 20 21 21 26 26 29 29

* operating plants

U.S. Fuel Ethanol Industry Plants and Production Capacity

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