# Ethanol production and stocks rise as margins improve  : The Daily Digest

> EIA data showed US ethanol production rose 31,000 barrels per day to 1.028 million bpd in the latest week, 90,000 bpd above a year ago. Ethanol stocks also climbed to 25.271 million barrels.

- Date: 2022-03-10 · published 2022-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42263-ethanol-production-and-stocks-rise-as-margins-improve-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output means more DDGS coproduct available to feed markets, which is mildly bearish for DDGS and supportive of corn demand from crush. Rising stocks add a bearish signal for ethanol pricing.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Ethanol production rises but stocks still fall  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27840-ethanol-production-rises-but-stocks-still-fall-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-07-26 | [Ethanol production soars thanks to increased exports and margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64023-ethanol-production-soars-thanks-to-increased-exports-and-margins-the-daily.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51610-ddgs-production-increases-and-ethanol-margins-improve-the-jacobsen.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2023-09-27 | [Ethanol production up, margins stay strong - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34078-ethanol-production-up-margins-stay-strong-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-05 | [Ethanol Production Profits in 2025 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20158-ethanol-production-profits-in-2025-farmdoc-daily.md) | +2.4% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-production-and-stocks-rise-as-margins-improve/

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