# Analysts say some ethanol plants might not reopen after COVID-19 - Brownfield Ag News

> Two commodity analysts say weak ethanol demand from COVID-19 could permanently close some smaller, inefficient US ethanol plants. They argue closures would remove corn demand at a time when global yields are high.

- Date: 2020-05-07 · published 2020-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53117-analysts-say-some-ethanol-plants-might-not-reopen-after-covid-19-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Permanent plant closures would cut US corn grind and DDGS output, a bearish factor for corn demand over time, though the effect depends on how many plants shut down.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/analysts-say-some-ethanol-plants-might-not-reopen-after-covid-19/

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