# Ethanol Gross Production Margin Analysis (2024) - Decision Innovation Solutions

> Decision Innovation Solutions analyzes the ethanol gross production margin in Iowa from July 2023 to November 2024, using USDA AMS co-products data. It finds margins mostly below or close to the three-year average since November 2023. Average corn prices fell from $5.73/bu in 2023 to $4.15/bu in 2024.

- Date: 2024-11-19 · published 2024-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27407-ethanol-gross-production-margin-analysis-2024-decision-innovation-solutions
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Thinner ethanol margins reduce the incentive for plants to run at full capacity, which can soften corn grind demand. Lower corn prices support feed-cost relief for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- decision-innovation.com: https://www.decision-innovation.com/news/ethanol-gross-production-margin-analysis-2024/

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