# Ethanol and Biodiesel Struggles; Cattle Market Havoc; Quest for China Trade Deal

> DTN's year-end review ranks 2019 stories, including struggles in ethanol and biodiesel from poor margins and small-refinery exemptions, cattle market disruption from weather and the Tyson Kansas plant fire, and the US-China trade deal quest. It summarizes events already known rather than announcing new developments.

- Date: 2019-12-30 · published 2019-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55571-ethanol-and-biodiesel-struggles-cattle-market-havoc-quest-for-china-trade-deal
- Commodities: [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Biofuel margin stress and reduced plant runs weaken soybean oil and corn demand for biofuel, while cattle packing disruption affects feeder and live cattle pricing.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2019/12/30/ethanol-biodiesel-struggles-cattle

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