# Drought causes challenges for Kansas ethanol plant - Brownfield Ag News

> Western Plains Energy, an ethanol plant in northwest Kansas, reports another drought year that raised grain prices and squeezed margins. The plant is running more sorghum than usual because a small corn crop has pushed up corn basis. It is also sourcing grain from a wider area.

- Date: 2024-11-21 · published 2024-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27465-drought-causes-challenges-for-kansas-ethanol-plant-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Small corn supplies lifting local basis is steering ethanol feedstock demand toward sorghum, supporting sorghum demand in the Plains while tightening corn availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-13 | [Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19344-ongoing-drought-creates-planting-challenges-for-kansas-growers-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.9% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2019-06-05 | [Potential of short U.S. corn crop creates anxiety for ethanol plants - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58686-potential-of-short-u-s-corn-crop-creates-anxiety-for-ethanol-plants-brownfield.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-10-13 | [Drought affects crop marketing for producers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33731-drought-affects-crop-marketing-for-producers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-03-17 | [Concerns over the drought are growing for farmers as planting season approaches - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13378-concerns-over-the-drought-are-growing-for-farmers-as-planting-season-approaches.md) | +2.8% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/drought-causes-challenges-for-kansas-ethanol-plant/

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