A biorefinery planned in the United Arab Emirates intends to buy at least 39 million bushels of US corn every year, which could open a new export outlet for American growers.
The U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council signed a memorandum of understanding with the developer, BioPower Energy, at Export Exchange 2026 in Seattle, with officials of USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service watching. BioPower says it plans to source between 50% and 100% of its feedstock from US suppliers.
The agreement sets an initial minimum purchase floor of 1 million metric tons of corn a year, about 39 million bushels, to feed renewable-fuel production at the UAE plant. The council says the arrangement is meant to support steady US corn purchases while supplying renewable fuels and related products to the region.
The memorandum records planned demand, not completed sales. The announcement does not say when the biorefinery will start operating or when the purchases will begin.
For corn growers, a working plant would add an annual market for roughly 39 million bushels at a time when exporters are looking for new buyers. The report is by Tony St. James for All Ag News.
Photo: USDA (corn at an ethanol plant, Atlantic, Iowa) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Source: All Ag News
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