# Ethanol production modestly lower, stocks grow - Brownfield Ag News

> US ethanol production slipped slightly last week to 1.074 million barrels per day, while stocks rose to 22.1 million gallons, the largest since mid-August. Iowa plant margins remained positive but dipped a little.

- Date: 2023-12-13 · published 2023-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32674-ethanol-production-modestly-lower-stocks-grow-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stable production with rising stocks signals ample ethanol supply, which can keep corn demand from the ethanol sector steady rather than expanding.

## 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 | 2025-03-05 | [Ethanol production improves, stocks tighten - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25563-ethanol-production-improves-stocks-tighten-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| 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 | 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% |
| CORN | 2026-05-28 | [Ethanol stocks move to multi-week highs, production nearly steady - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19242-ethanol-stocks-move-to-multi-week-highs-production-nearly-steady-brownfield-ag.md) | -3.5% | -6.6% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-modestly-lower-stocks-grow/

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