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Modes of Transporting Ethanol-Related Materials
| Ethanol | Feedstock (Corn) | DDGS* | |
| Truck | 30 | 98 | 86 |
| Rail | 60 | 2 | 14.000000000000002 |
| Barge | 10 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Association of American Railroads, Army Corps of Engineers, Commodity Freight Statistics, TSB estimates; cited in USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Ethanol Transportation Backgrounder--Expansion of U.S. Corn-based Ethanol from the Agricultural Transportation Perspective, September 2007, p. 21.
Notes: *DDGS: distiller's dry grains with solubles (ethanol co-product)
This chart shows the modes of transport of feedstock corn, ethanol, and co-products in 2005. The vast majorities of ethanol feedstock and co-products are transported by truck, while the majority of ethanol is transported by rail.
