A Midwest corn group has their eye on several countries with the potential to begin or increase imports of US ethanol.

Mark Wilson, Chairman of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, tells Brownfield their prime target is our neighbor to the north.

“Look at Canada, right next door to us. They are trying to get up to E10 fuel and right now they are at E5 so there is a lot of potential to go to Canada.”

He says Japan is also a growing market after studies from the University of Chicago recently convinced energy officials to allow US ethanol imports.

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