# DDGS Production Increases and Ethanol Margins Improve - The Jacobsen

> Ethanol output rose 5,000 barrels per day to a 931,000 b/d average in the week ending August 21, 2020, a three-week high. DDGS output rose 0.5% for the week but remained 11,403 MT below a year earlier. Ethanol production was 10% below last year's levels.

- Date: 2020-08-26 · published 2020-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51610-ddgs-production-increases-and-ethanol-margins-improve-the-jacobsen
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol output lifts corn grind by about 74,000 bushels per day and adds DDGS supply to feed markets. Output still trails last year, so the net effect on feed prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## 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 | 2018-07-26 | [Ethanol production soars thanks to increased exports and margins  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64023-ethanol-production-soars-thanks-to-increased-exports-and-margins-the-daily.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2020-02-20 | [Ethanol & DDGS - Ethanol Stocks Hit All-Time High - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54606-ethanol-and-ddgs-ethanol-stocks-hit-all-time-high-the-jacobsen.md) | -2.4% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2023-09-27 | [Ethanol production up, margins stay strong - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34078-ethanol-production-up-margins-stay-strong-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-24 | [Ethanol production rises but stocks still fall  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27840-ethanol-production-rises-but-stocks-still-fall-the-daily-digest.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- thejacobsen.com: https://thejacobsen.com/2020/08/26/ddgs-production-increases-and-ethanol-margins-improve/

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