Pursuit Dynamics says new product increases corn ethanol yields up 20 percent, to 3.3 gallons per bushel

Pursuit Dynamics, in England, will commence production of a new product next year that, in tests, have increased ethanol yields up to 3.3 gallons per bushel. Current optimal yield are in the 2.8 gallon per bushel range. This could push production in the US over 500 gallons per acre and result in up to a 15 percent decrease in ethanol prices.

The technology is the latest in a series of advancements in corn yields. An infrared device was introduced earlier this year used at 21 US ethanol plants that can improve productivity by up to eight percent.

Corn ethanol yields have increased from 2.2 gallons per bushel in recent years, and corn productivity has increased to nearly 156 bushels per acre, up from 125 in baselines used for studies of corn ethanol yield.

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