This could mean an
increase of U.S. $1–2×106 in profitability for a 40×106 -
gallon year−1 ethanol production facility. Additionally,
Pioneer has developed a point-of-sale assay using wholegrain
near-infrared (NIR) technology that allows ethanol
plants to predict the value of corn for ethanol production
by identifying HTF grain arriving at the plant. These
instruments are provided to plants participating in the
Pioneer program (Butzen et al. 2003; Bryan 2003a, b).