# With Strong Industry Margins, Iowa Ethanol Industry Looks for E15 While Pushing Back on EVs

> Iowa ethanol producers report one of their strongest quarters of production and profitability, with demand in late 2021 exceeding expectations despite higher corn prices. Industry leaders are pushing for E15 fuel pump requirements in Iowa and expect margins to attract further output.

- Date: 2022-01-25 · published 2022-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43132-with-strong-industry-margins-iowa-ethanol-industry-looks-for-e15-while-pushing
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol margins and rising output support corn demand, while state E15 mandates could expand long-term ethanol blending and grain use.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-28 | [New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa.md) | -2.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [Fill ’er up: Ethanol industry looks to help drive demand, net higher prices - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49159-fill-er-up-ethanol-industry-looks-to-help-drive-demand-net-higher-prices-high.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-12-03 | [Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2024-06-05 | [Brazil could triple corn ethanol output, margins to stay healthy: Inpasa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29741-brazil-could-triple-corn-ethanol-output-margins-to-stay-healthy-inpasa.md) | +5.7% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Proposed ethanol-blending targets signal strong future for sorghum farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23393-proposed-ethanol-blending-targets-signal-strong-future-for-sorghum-farmers.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2022/01/25/strong-industry-margins-iowa-ethanol

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