# DDGS & Ethanol Output Reaches 12-Week Low

> US ethanol and DDGS output hit a 12-week low in the week ending September 18, 2020, with ethanol production down 2.2 percent week over week and four percent below a year earlier. DDGS output fell 1,902 metric tons per day as fall maintenance and oil supply concerns slowed plants. Ethanol-processing margins narrowed for a third straight week as corn costs rose faster than revenue.

- Date: 2020-09-23 · published 2020-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51115-ddgs-and-ethanol-output-reaches-12-week-low
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol output cuts DDGS supply to feed buyers, supporting DDGS prices while adding to corn demand pressure on the margin side. Tighter co-product availability favors higher feed ingredient prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Record U.S. Ethanol Output Contrasts with Softer Demand Trends - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21503-record-u-s-ethanol-output-contrasts-with-softer-demand-trends-rfd-tv.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-10-05 | [Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Lose Momentum in August](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39120-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-lose-momentum-in-august.md) | +0.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-07-06 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Slide in May; DDGS Shipments Remain Robust](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64022-u-s-ethanol-exports-slide-in-may-ddgs-shipments-remain-robust.md) | -1.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-11-04 | [Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Moderated in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44044-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-moderated-in-september.md) | +3.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-25 | [Ethanol numbers mixed on week, year, but do show some positives - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20574-ethanol-numbers-mixed-on-week-year-but-do-show-some-positives-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2020/09/23/ddgs-ethanol-output-reaches-12-week-low/

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