# Ethanol plant slow-downs may limit coproduct availability

> Some U.S. ethanol plants have slowed production or shut down amid COVID-19 disruptions and cattle market volatility, according to the Iowa Beef Center. The resulting local shortages could limit corn co-product availability for cattle producers.

- Date: 2020-03-26 · published 2020-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54228-ethanol-plant-slow-downs-may-limit-coproduct-availability
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower co-product output reduces local DDGS supply for feedlots, pushing buyers toward soybean meal or urea substitutes and supporting protein feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-09-09 | [Drewry: Danube congestion tightens Black Sea vessel availability](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17678-drewry-danube-congestion-tightens-black-sea-vessel-availability.md) | +3.9% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [Corn Closes Limit Down, Soybeans Drop 58¢](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12367-corn-closes-limit-down-soybeans-drop-58.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-03-26 | [U.S. ethanol plants cutting output due to crashing demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54131-u-s-ethanol-plants-cutting-output-due-to-crashing-demand.md) | +3.9% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-01-13 | [Panama Canal to Adopt Measures to Ensure Water Availability & Route's Reliability - Autoridad del Canal de Panamá](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54983-panama-canal-to-adopt-measures-to-ensure-water-availability-and-route-s.md) | +0.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-11-03 | [ANALYSIS - Ethanol producers drink to record low Mississippi River levels - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38671-analysis-ethanol-producers-drink-to-record-low-mississippi-river-levels-grain.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| SBM | 2021-09-28 | [Argentine exports of soy and oil products down $620 mi due to low water level on Paraná River - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44929-argentine-exports-of-soy-and-oil-products-down-620-mi-due-to-low-water-level-on.md) | -4.2% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2022-03-24 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – March 24, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42380-ddgs-weekly-market-report-march-24-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| SBM | 2020-08-27 | [Market Perspectives – August 27, 2020 - Page 7 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51503-market-perspectives-august-27-2020-page-7-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +3.7% | +14.5% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/nutrition-and-health/ethanol-plant-slowdowns-may-limit-co-product-availability

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