Integral use of sorghum for ethanol production in Mexico is a good alternative to crops like maize and sugarcane.

Opportunities for improvements are detailed for the use of grain, juice and biomass sorghums in bio-refineries.

Novel processing technologies for ethanol from grain sorghum with yields similar to maize are described.

The use of sweet sorghum instead of sugarcane for ethanol is advantageous for Mexico due to its shorter cycle and drought resistance.

Biomass and sorghum bagasse have an adequate fiber composition that after chemical and enzymatic hydrolyses potentially yield a good fuel-ethanol production.