# Ethanol production up, margins stay strong - Brownfield Ag News

> EIA data show U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.009 million barrels a day, up 29,000 barrels from the prior week and 154,000 above a year ago. Iowa State's CARD says operating margins for the average Iowa plant held near 2023 highs on lower corn prices and solid ethanol demand.

- Date: 2023-09-27 · published 2023-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34078-ethanol-production-up-margins-stay-strong-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol margins support corn grind and DDGS output, which tightens corn demand and adds feed co-product supply, a mildly bearish corn signal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-26 | [Ethanol production shoots higher, stocks up - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35032-ethanol-production-shoots-higher-stocks-up-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -13.9% | -17.3% |
| CORN | 2025-09-10 | [Ethanol production up, demand signals mixed - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22863-ethanol-production-up-demand-signals-mixed-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2023-04-19 | [Ethanol production, supply climb - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36393-ethanol-production-supply-climb-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-21 | [More new crop corn boosts ethanol production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17109-more-new-crop-corn-boosts-ethanol-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | — |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [U.S. ethanol production notches another all-time high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21498-u-s-ethanol-production-notches-another-all-time-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-up-margins-stay-strong/

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