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Ethanol production

• Ethanol production facilities in the U.S. currently operating: *roughly 180 
• Total annual capacity: more than 10 billion gallons
• States with ethanol production: 25
• Ethanol plants currently under construction:19
• States with plants under construction: 15
• 2004 U.S. ethanol production: 3.4 billion gallons
• 2005 U.S. ethanol production: 4 billion gallons
• 2006 U.S. ethanol production: 4.89 billion gallons
• 2007 U.S. ethanol production: 6.5 billion gallons

Ethanol marketshare

• Ethanol is currently blended into 70% of America's gasoline, most as E10 (10% ethanol, 90% unleaded gasoline)
• Ethanol comprises about 4.6% of total annual U.S. gasoline consumption (of 142 billion gallons)

E85 & Flexible Fuel Vehicles

• E85 is available at more than 1700 locations across the country.
• Approximately 6 million Flexible Fuel Vehicles are on America's roads today.

Ownership of the industry

• Taken together, farmer- and locally-owned ethanol plants make up 40% of the nation's ethanol industry.

Ethanol & the U.S. corn crop

• 2004 U.S. corn crop used for ethanol production: 12%
• 2005 U.S. corn crop used for ethanol production: 14%
• 2006 U.S. corn crop used for ethanol production: 20%
• 2007 U.S. corn crop used for ethanol production: 20.8%

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