# Viewpoint: Tax credits will shape US ethanol market | Latest Market News

> US ethanol investment decisions are being shaped by 45Z and 45Q tax credits, with major producers such as ADM, Green Plains and POET investing in carbon capture and sequestration. Pipeline and well permitting delays, including Summit Carbon Solutions' South Dakota denial, are slowing the buildout.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31283-viewpoint-tax-credits-will-shape-us-ethanol-market-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Tax-credit-driven ethanol investment shifts plant economics and can sustain ethanol output and DDGS supply over time, but the effect on feed prices is gradual.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

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## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2769781-viewpoint-tax-credits-will-shape-us-ethanol-market

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