# Ethanol Margin Flat – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> DTN's hypothetical 50-million-gallon ethanol plant reported a net loss of 31.8 cents per gallon including debt service, slightly narrower than January's loss. Corn cost fell to $3.80 per bushel while the ethanol rack price dropped to $1.40 per gallon, and DDG held at $140 per ton.

- Date: 2020-02-21 · published 2020-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54697-ethanol-margin-flat-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent ethanol margin losses from rising stocks and weak cash prices may slow plant grind and reduce corn and DDGS output. Flat DDG prices reflect weak domestic winter demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2020/02/ethanol-margin-flat/

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