Trade Mission Tour to Stop at Two Ethanol Plants
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) An Illinois Department of Agriculture-led tour begins Sept. 21, with stops at a variety of grain-related businesses around the state, including Marquis Energy LLC, a 140 MMgy ethanol plant in Hennepin, Illinois, and Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s facility in Decatur, Illinois, which produces ethanol, among many other products.
More than 30 international buyers hailing from Mexico, Ecuador, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam are part of the tour, which is an effort to increase Illinois grain export sales. The Illinois tour held in 2014 generated about $198 million in sales, according to the state ag department. READ MORE and MORE (See News) and MORE (AgriNews)