# Column: U.S. ethanol output slips as China rumored to be back in the market

> US ethanol output fell in the latest EIA weekly data and remains well below year-earlier levels. Poor margins are slowing production, and reports suggest China may be returning to the US ethanol market.

- Date: 2021-01-28 · published 2021-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49152-column-u-s-ethanol-output-slips-as-china-rumored-to-be-back-in-the-market
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol output reduces corn grind and DDGS supply. Renewed Chinese buying could support export demand for US ethanol and DDGS.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-08 | [U.S. floods global market with cheap ethanol](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23311-u-s-floods-global-market-with-cheap-ethanol.md) | -1.7% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2020-07-02 | [Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Contract in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52106-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-contract-in-may.md) | +0.9% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2017-01-11 | [China slaps punitive tariffs on US ethanol and DDG exports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72991-china-slaps-punitive-tariffs-on-us-ethanol-and-ddg-exports-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-07 | [U.S. exports of ethanol and DDGS ebb in April  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52617-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-ebb-in-april-the-daily-digest.md) | -0.3% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ethanol-braun/column-u-s-ethanol-output-slips-as-china-rumored-to-be-back-in-the-market-idUSKBN29X16N/

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