# CoBank: US Ethanol Sector Well Positioned for H2 of 2021

> CoBank's second quarter report says the US fuel ethanol sector beat expectations, with production above 16 billion gallons and average daily operating margins doubling to 26 cents. The report flags E15 legal uncertainty, biofuel policy friction and EV adoption as risks.

- Date: 2021-07-16 · published 2021-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46037-cobank-us-ethanol-sector-well-positioned-for-h2-of-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol margins support continued corn grind for ethanol and DDGS output, while policy uncertainty around biofuel mandates adds risk to corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-24 | [CoBank: Overall Outlook for Ethanol is Positive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30721-cobank-overall-outlook-for-ethanol-is-positive.md) | -0.5% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2023-10-17 | [CoBank Reports a Strong Q3 for US Ethanol Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33606-cobank-reports-a-strong-q3-for-us-ethanol-industry.md) | +2.6% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-04-19 | [CoBank Reports Strong Q1 Finish for US Ethanol Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36390-cobank-reports-strong-q1-finish-for-us-ethanol-industry.md) | -1.0% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [CoBank: Ethanol Enters 2022 With 'Considerable Momentum'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43129-cobank-ethanol-enters-2022-with-considerable-momentum.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |

## Sources

- mnbiofuels.org: https://mnbiofuels.org/cobank-us-ethanol-sector-well-positioned-for-h2-of-2021

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