# Ethanol production rebounds but prices remain below cost of production  : The Daily Digest

> Ethanol production rose to 1.009 million barrels a day last week, with stocks growing to 25.483 million barrels. Iowa State's Center for Agricultural and Rural Development reported that slower demand and high corn prices have left ethanol prices below production cost.

- Date: 2022-02-16 · published 2022-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42711-ethanol-production-rebounds-but-prices-remain-below-cost-of-production-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ethanol prices below production cost and high corn prices signal weaker processing margins, which may slow ethanol output and reduce DDGS and corn demand over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-production-rebounds-but-prices-remain-below-cost-of-production/

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