# U.S. ethanol trends slightly improve ahead of summer travel season

> U.S. ethanol output averaged 951,000 barrels per day in the four weeks ended April 9, 6.6% below the 2017-2019 average for the period. The figure is a post-pandemic best, though still below normal levels.

- Date: 2021-04-15 · published 2021-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47597-u-s-ethanol-trends-slightly-improve-ahead-of-summer-travel-season
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Ethanol output near recent post-pandemic highs supports corn grind and DDGS supply, with a slight bullish tilt for corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-10 | [Ethanol production and stocks rise as margins improve  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42263-ethanol-production-and-stocks-rise-as-margins-improve-the-daily-digest.md) | +2.5% | +11.8% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51610-ddgs-production-increases-and-ethanol-margins-improve-the-jacobsen.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2018-04-27 | [U.S. exported a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65496-u-s-exported-a-record-amount-of-fuel-ethanol-in-2017-u-s-energy-information.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [U.S. ethanol production notches another all-time high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21498-u-s-ethanol-production-notches-another-all-time-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-12 | [Ahead of the Open \| July 12, 2021 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7781-ahead-of-the-open-july-12-2021-pro-farmer.md) | -6.7% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-ethanol-trends-slightly-improve-ahead-summer-travel-season-braun-2021-04-15/

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