# Western ethanol producers ‘caught in the jaws of a vise’ with short corn supply and weak biofuel demand - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets

> Drought left western North Dakota corn suppliers with under 8 inches of seasonal rain and about 20 days of 100-degree heat. Ethanol plants are paying more for corn and sourcing it by rail from eastern producers.

- Date: 2021-10-04 · published 2021-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44548-western-ethanol-producers-caught-in-the-jaws-of-a-vise-with-short-corn-supply
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Short local corn supply raises corn costs for ethanol plants and can cut ethanol and DDGS output in the region. Tighter corn supply supports corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-06-06 | [Soybeans rise on U.S. weather view; wheat, corn firm - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9123-soybeans-rise-on-u-s-weather-view-wheat-corn-firm-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +2.7% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +1.4% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-07-29 | [The heat is on at a key time in soybean development, and that's pushing the markets up - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8743-the-heat-is-on-at-a-key-time-in-soybean-development-and-that-s-pushing-the.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-19 | [Markets finally respond to wet weather - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5629-markets-finally-respond-to-wet-weather-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | +3.2% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2016-07-14 | [Chicago corn hits 2-week high on U.S. crop concerns - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4939-chicago-corn-hits-2-week-high-on-u-s-crop-concerns-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +3.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/business/western-ethanol-producers-caught-in-the-jaws-of-a-vise-with-short-corn-supply-and-weak-biofuel-demand

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