The latest round of USDA updates to its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports were released on Oct. 10. On the demand side, corn feed demand was projected at 5.35 billion bushels, up 150 million from last month, reversing the move from last month. Lower corn prices are seen as the major reason for this shift. Corn demand from ethanol was reduced by 100 million bushels to 4 billion bushels. While lower corn prices should be attractive to the ethanol industry, reduced transportation fuel consumption is a significant drag to the industry. Combined with general economic concerns, ethanol blending growth is expected to slow.