# Ethanol production, stocks up on week - Brownfield Ag News

> U.S. ethanol production averaged 1.009 million barrels a day last week, up 15,000 barrels on the week and 98,000 on the year. Ethanol stocks rose 684,000 barrels, and Iowa State said margins fell below production cost as demand slowed and corn prices stayed high.

- Date: 2022-02-16 · published 2022-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42708-ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ethanol margins below cost and high corn prices reduce crush incentives and can trim ethanol output over time, which lowers DDGS supply and eases corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-8/

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