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ethanol

[eth-uh-nawl, -nol] / ˈɛθ əˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /


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Sugar prices slid 5.7% on month, as fewer Brazilian farmers diverted sugarcane to ethanol production, while a weakening of Brazil’s real helped foreign buyers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

We already have bacteria that produce ethanol, as well as bacteria that break down plastic, so both in one doesn’t seem like that much of a stretch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Companies to watch include grain processors and traders like Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill, ethanol producers and machinery and fertilizer companies with direct exposure to the economic fate of U.S. farmers.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

This could support demand for corn, a major feedstock for ethanol production in the U.S.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

He didn’t know why and never found out; instead, Charlie bought two rail cars’ worth of ethanol futures, and made headlines in Ethanol Today, a magazine of whose existence he was previously unaware.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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