# Dozens of Ethanol Plants Remain Idle in Early 2021

> The RFA estimates that about two dozen of the roughly 200 US ethanol plants are idle and another two dozen have cut output. Margins turned negative in early December and had only recently returned to break-even before the latest corn price spike.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49154-dozens-of-ethanol-plants-remain-idle-in-early-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Idled and slowed plants reduce corn grind and DDGS output. The sharp corn rally has likely pushed margins back negative, which weighs on corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/dozens-of-ethanol-plants-idle-production-in-early-2021

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