# Ethanol crush margins strengthen on higher prices and cheaper corn  : The Daily Digest

> Platts reported Illinois ethanol crush margins rose 6.51 cents to 13.58 cents per gallon in the week, as Chicago ethanol prices climbed and corn prices fell. Ethanol production dropped for the first time in 12 weeks.

- Date: 2020-07-28 · published 2020-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52108-ethanol-crush-margins-strengthen-on-higher-prices-and-cheaper-corn-the-daily
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger crush margins encourage ethanol plants to run harder, supporting corn and DDGS demand, though this is routine price commentary.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-crush-margins-strengthen-on-higher-prices-and-cheaper-corn/

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