# U.S. Ethanol Trends in Market Prices and Profitability through Mid-July 2022

> Iowa ethanol plants sold product at an estimated average of $2.485 per gallon in July 1-22, down from $2.71 in May and $2.70 in June. Plants operated at estimated losses of $0.21 per gallon in early July, and DDGS prices fell to about $203.50 per ton from $230 in June.

- Date: 2022-07-27 · published 2022-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40483-u-s-ethanol-trends-in-market-prices-and-profitability-through-mid-july-2022
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Losing ethanol margins can lead plants to slow or idle production, which reduces DDGS output. Lower DDGS prices reflect softer feed-ingredient demand and make the product cheaper for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ksugrains.wordpress.com: https://ksugrains.wordpress.com/2022/07/27/u-s-ethanol-trends-in-market-prices-and-profitability-through-mid-july-2022/

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