# Few Ethanol Plants Profitable, Consolidation or Closures Expected -

> A CoBank report says excess US ethanol capacity and weaker demand will force the industry to restructure, with weaker operators likely to exit through consolidation or closures. Brazil has gained global ethanol export share on a weak currency and cheap sugar. Co-products such as distillers grains supplied about 40 million metric tons in 2019.

- Date: 2020-06-23 · published 2020-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52616-few-ethanol-plants-profitable-consolidation-or-closures-expected
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Expected plant closures would reduce corn grind and DDGS supply over time, but the report signals no immediate shift. Brazilian ethanol competition limits US export demand for corn-based ethanol and its co-products.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-14 | [Ethanol plants saw strong profits in 2023 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31665-ethanol-plants-saw-strong-profits-in-2023-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-12-17 | [Economics, Expectations and Exports \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55576-economics-expectations-and-exports-ethanol-producer-magazine.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [2024 Ethanol Production Profits: Regression to the Mean? - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25562-2024-ethanol-production-profits-regression-to-the-mean-farmdoc-daily.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-02 | [Mixed week for ethanol production, stocks, exports - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17457-mixed-week-for-ethanol-production-stocks-exports-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-12 | [Another Strong Year for Ethanol Production Profits in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31664-another-strong-year-for-ethanol-production-profits-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.8% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- allagnews.com: https://www.allagnews.com/few-ethanol-plants-profitable-consolidation-or-closures-expected/

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