# 2019 Ethanol Production Profits: Just How Bad Was It?

> Farmdoc daily estimates the profitability of U.S. ethanol production in 2019 using a model of a representative 100-million-gallon Iowa plant. The analysis cites weak ethanol and DDGS prices and continued RFS policy setbacks as headwinds.

- Date: 2020-02-01 · published 2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55074-2019-ethanol-production-profits-just-how-bad-was-it
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Thin plant margins and weak DDGS prices can lead to reduced ethanol output and less corn grind, which weighs on DDGS supply pricing for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmdocdaily.illinois.edu: https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2020/01/2019-ethanol-production-profits-just-how-bad-was-it.html

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