Ethanol Production and the Corn Boom Initially, virtually all ethanol production in the U.S. utilized corn as the feedstock. Supported by government mandates and subsidies, corn ethanol production ramped up rapidly starting in the 2000s. By 2022, over 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol were produced annually. This dramatic increase in demand provided a large and stable market for U... https://www.patreon.com/posts/u-s-biofuels-127277444?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link