# Ethanol Production Hits Thirteen-Week High As Demand Falls -

> US ethanol production rose 2.2% in the week ending October 23 to a 13-week high of 1.12 million barrels per day, according to EIA data. The rise came as ethanol demand fell.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:28.483Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2072-ethanol-production-hits-thirteen-week-high-as-demand-falls
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output means more DDGS and corn use in processing, but falling demand pressures ethanol prices and could weigh on corn grind margins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-16 | [Ethanol production rises thanks to high crush margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34550-ethanol-production-rises-thanks-to-high-crush-margins-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2026-05-28 | [Ethanol stocks move to multi-week highs, production nearly steady - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19242-ethanol-stocks-move-to-multi-week-highs-production-nearly-steady-brownfield-ag.md) | -3.5% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2024-02-07 | [U.S. ethanol production, supply up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31670-u-s-ethanol-production-supply-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Mixed week for ethanol production, stocks, exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17457-mixed-week-for-ethanol-production-stocks-exports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [2024 Ethanol Production Profits: Regression to the Mean? - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25562-2024-ethanol-production-profits-regression-to-the-mean-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- allagnews.com: https://www.allagnews.com/ethanol-production-hits-thirteen-week-high-as-demand-falls/

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