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Aug 7, 2021POLICYUS

Ethanol Expected to Keep Pumping in US Despite Recent Financial, Policy Challenges

U.S. ethanol producers are expected to keep operating despite financial and policy challenges. The article recounts the industry's pandemic-era price collapse and cites recent regulatory issues, including EPA biofuel policy decisions.

WHY IT MATTERS

Sustained ethanol output keeps DDGS and corn demand from ethanol steady, but policy uncertainty can change plant run rates over time.

AFFECTSDDGS Corn

SOURCE
dtnpf.comMatthew Wilde, Progressive Farmer Crops Editor, Todd Neeley, DTN Staff ReporterAug 7, 2021

Price reaction & history

DDGSno directional read

Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.

Cornno directional readSO FAR1d -1.4%5d +0.6%20d -6.4%

After 1,623 past policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.

Jan 31, 2018Despite Continued Challenges, China Offers Huge Potential for U.S. Farm Exports | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service+0.3%
Sep 30, 2020Interview: China to keep ethanol program steady, national blend rate seen at 4%: US Grains Council+1.5%
Jul 27, 2020U.S. Challenges to China’s Farm Policies - EveryCRSReport.com-1.6%
Jan 5, 2021Ag policy challenges for 2021 - Morning Ag Clips+3.1%
Jun 20, 2025US biofuel policy increases ethanol margins; DDGS market sees limited impact-3.3%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

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