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Corn ethanol, Corn Belt (US)
Iowa, United States41.90°N 93.60°W
computed criticality10/100
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USA ~45% of world fuel ethanol (2024) — 16.2 of 36.4 bn gal
2024Fault line
A large share of the US corn crop goes to fuel ethanol, an outlet that ties energy prices to world feed prices. Brazil (sugarcane) is the other big pole.
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