# Ethanol Prices Save Companies From Cratering Margins Amid Corn Price Spike

> DTN's hypothetical Iowa-style ethanol plant still reported a 37-cent per gallon net loss in January as corn rose to $4.99 per bushel. Higher ethanol and DDG prices limited the damage, with DDG up $15 per ton.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49150-ethanol-prices-save-companies-from-cratering-margins-amid-corn-price-spike
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Rising corn prices are squeezing ethanol plant margins, which can reduce grind and corn demand. Firm DDGS prices help cushion the impact on processors.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/business-inputs/article/2021/01/14/ethanol-prices-save-companies-amid

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