# High corn prices thinning ethanol margins - Brownfield Ag News

> Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says high corn prices are thinning ethanol margins. He says producers are managing through higher input costs because oil prices and co-product prices, including distillers corn oil and DDGS, have risen.

- Date: 2021-05-18 · published 2021-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47075-high-corn-prices-thinning-ethanol-margins-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ethanol plants buy large volumes of corn, so tighter margins can reduce grind and corn demand if prices stay high into summer. Strong DDGS and corn oil prices are cushioning the impact for now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/high-corn-prices-thinning-ethanol-margins/

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