# Ethanol production improves, stocks tighten - Brownfield Ag News

> EIA data showed US ethanol output averaged 1.093 million bpd, up 12,000 bpd on the week, with stocks at 27.289 million barrels, still 1.238 million above a year earlier. Iowa State estimated operating margins for an average Iowa plant returned to positive territory after some input prices fell.

- Date: 2025-03-05 · published 2025-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25563-ethanol-production-improves-stocks-tighten-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher output and large ethanol stocks point to softer ethanol demand for corn, but improved margins support continued grind. The net effect on corn and DDGS prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [Ethanol production, stocks creep higher - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30242-ethanol-production-stocks-creep-higher-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2025-11-19 | [U.S. ethanol production and stocks rise as plant margins tighten - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21947-u-s-ethanol-production-and-stocks-rise-as-plant-margins-tighten-brownfield-ag.md) | -2.0% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Ethanol production, stocks down on week, up on year - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30719-ethanol-production-stocks-down-on-week-up-on-year-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-13 | [Ethanol production modestly lower, stocks grow - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32674-ethanol-production-modestly-lower-stocks-grow-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-improves-stocks-tighten/

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