# Ethanol margins seen strengthening further on lower corn prices  : The Daily Digest

> DTN's hypothetical 50-million-gallon ethanol plant margin rose 4 cents to 9.4 cents per gallon in the latest update. Plants without debt would see a 41-cent profit, compared with 35 cents a month earlier. Corn prices have fallen over recent weeks while ethanol and DDGS prices held steady.

- Date: 2020-08-17 · published 2020-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51612-ethanol-margins-seen-strengthening-further-on-lower-corn-prices-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn costs are widening ethanol margins, which tends to support plant run rates and corn demand. DDGS prices holding steady keeps co-product returns stable.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-margins-seen-strengthening-further-on-lower-corn-prices/

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