# How ethanol plant shutdowns deepen pain for U.S. corn farmers

> Reuters reports that ethanol plant shutdowns are deepening losses for US corn farmers. An industry trade association points to reduced exports linked to the ongoing trade conflict with China as the main meaningful reduction.

- Date: 2019-12-13 · published 2019-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55573-how-ethanol-plant-shutdowns-deepen-pain-for-u-s-corn-farmers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol grind reduces corn demand and DDGS output, while weaker exports to China add pressure on corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-28 | [U.S. Farmers Fear Shift in Mexican Corn Imports – Food Tank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71978-u-s-farmers-fear-shift-in-mexican-corn-imports-food-tank.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-08-01 | [China's farmers dump other crops for corn on bumper profit pull](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46088-china-s-farmers-dump-other-crops-for-corn-on-bumper-profit-pull.md) | +1.0% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-04-06 | [After growing GM corn for decades, some US farmers open to Mexican restrictions \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36378-after-growing-gm-corn-for-decades-some-us-farmers-open-to-mexican-restrictions.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-12 | [Trade War Drives Farmers to Corn as China Shuns US Soybeans - TT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8558-trade-war-drives-farmers-to-corn-as-china-shuns-us-soybeans-tt.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-01 | [Farmers Rely on Corn for Cash Flow as Soybeans Stuff Storage Space](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62576-farmers-rely-on-corn-for-cash-flow-as-soybeans-stuff-storage-space.md) | +1.2% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/economy/how-ethanol-plant-shutdowns-deepen-pain-for-us-corn-farmers-idUSKBN1YH1B6/

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