# Ethanol production, stocks see declines - Brownfield Ag News

> EIA data show U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.015 million barrels a day in the latest week, the lowest weekly average since late September 2024. Ethanol stocks fell by 152,000 barrels and exports rose to 179,000 barrels a day.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26495-ethanol-production-stocks-see-declines-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol output means less corn ground and fewer DDGS produced, which is mildly bearish for corn and supportive for DDGS prices. The effect is small because output remains above year-ago levels.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-11-06 | [Ethanol production, stocks up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56051-ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-08-05 | [Ethanol production slides lower, supply up modestly - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51615-ethanol-production-slides-lower-supply-up-modestly-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2017-09-27 | [Domestic ethanol production hits multi-month low - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68961-domestic-ethanol-production-hits-multi-month-low-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-09-07 | [Brazil expecting record corn production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68798-brazil-expecting-record-corn-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2017-09-12 | [USDA raises corn, soybean production, yield estimates - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68802-usda-raises-corn-soybean-production-yield-estimates-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.9% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-stocks-see-declines/

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