Products & Services - Biofuels

Today Pioneer is driving new opportunities to help farmers become more profitable by delivering high-yielding products, proven expertise and innovative services to meet growing demand from the biofuels industry.

Growers looking for top grain yields and maximum ethanol yield potential (EYP) are turning to Pioneer® brand High Total Fermentable (HTF) ethanol hybrids. Pioneer offers more than 170 HTF ethanol hybrids that help growers meet the needs of ethanol processors. Many ethanol hybrids contain Herculex® insect protection traits to reduce insect damage to grain and help prevent molds and mycotoxins. This helps ensure a consistent supply of high-yielding, high-quality grain.

Product Information
Growers looking for more bushels per acre with more ethanol yield potential (EYP) are turning to Pioneer® brand High Total Fermentable (HTF) ethanol hybrids. These HTF ethanol corn hybrids deliver higher levels of fermentable starch, resulting in higher EYP output. Pioneer offers more than 185 HTF hybrids.

Industry and Grower Brochures
As demand for renewable fuels grows, increasing productivity is essential at every step in the biofuels value chain. Pioneer is combining more than 80 years of corn breeding expertise with accelerated technologies to increase grain yields and ethanol yield potential (EYP) for today’s growers and processors.

Fact Sheets
Pioneer was the first plant genetics company with a dedicated corn breeding program for end-use grain. Pioneer is committed to identifying market opportunities and selecting hybrids and varieties with the right traits for growers and processors.

Pioneer MarketPoint® Resource
The new Pioneer MarketPoint resource helps you get the price you want for your high-quality grain. Its exclusive e-Pit® technology connects you to buyers 24/7 and helps you to “hit the daily highs” more consistently, and get the most the market has to offer any given day.

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Pioneer developed the first Near Infrared (NIR) grain assay -- known as ethanol yield calibration technology -- to accurately predict the ethanol yield potential (EYP) in corn. The Pioneer calibration reports EYP in gallons per bushel.

Iowa Corn Indy 250
Together with the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the Iowa Corn Growers Association, Pioneer sponsors the annual Indy car series race to educate consumers about ethanol.

Media Information
Find out the latest on how Pioneer is meeting the growing demand of ethanol.

Tour an Ethanol Plant
Get an inside view of how an ethanol plant works from dry milling to fermentation to distillation.

Herculex® Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. ® Herculex and the HX logo are registered trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. All hybrids with Herculex traits also contain the LibertyLink® gene.