# Ethanol Margins Surge 70% in Revival for Beleaguered US Industry

> Ethanol producer margins rose about 70% this year to roughly 80 cents per gallon, per Bloomberg Intelligence data, as strong summer driving demand and cheaper corn lifted profits. Margins in July touched their highest level since late 2021.

- Date: 2023-08-08 · published 2023-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34548-ethanol-margins-surge-70-in-revival-for-beleaguered-us-industry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Healthier ethanol margins encourage plants to run harder, which supports corn grind demand and DDGS output. Stronger crush economics are mildly supportive for corn and bullish for the co-product feed supply outlook.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- news.bloomberglaw.com: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/ethanol-margins-surge-70-in-revival-for-beleaguered-us-industry

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