# Ethanol industry seeing signs of recovery

> The RFA said more than 40 US ethanol plants were fully idled and many others ran well below capacity due to reduced fuel demand from COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and Renewable Fuel Standard uncertainty. Gasoline consumption has begun to pick up. DDGS markets are returning to normal.

- Date: 2020-06-11 · published 2020-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52619-ethanol-industry-seeing-signs-of-recovery
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Idled plants cut corn grind and DDGS output, but the recovery in gasoline consumption and DDGS markets points to rising co-product supply and firmer corn demand as plants restart.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-30 | [Inflationary Signs Are Everywhere In The Commodities Market \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47516-inflationary-signs-are-everywhere-in-the-commodities-market-investing-com.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-02-03 | [Brazil's real sets longest streak of gains in 20 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26255-brazil-s-real-sets-longest-streak-of-gains-in-20-years.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-06-17 | [FX Talking: The beginning of the end of the dollar’s rally \| reports \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9810-fx-talking-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-dollar-s-rally-reports-ing-think.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Strong domestic demand in Brazil will require more of the second corn crop in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13473-strong-domestic-demand-in-brazil-will-require-more-of-the-second-corn-crop-in.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-06 | [Businesses are starting to feel the impact of exchange rate fluctuations.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41262-businesses-are-starting-to-feel-the-impact-of-exchange-rate-fluctuations.md) | +5.9% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/ethanol-industry-seeing-signs-of-recovery

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