# Ethanol Profits Improving as Harvest Approaches - ProAg

> DTN's hypothetical 50-million-gallon South Dakota ethanol plant lost 19 cents per gallon with debt service in late October, a major improvement from a 34-cent loss in September. Margins are positive for debt-free plants as ethanol rack prices rose and cost-cutting helped. The DDGS price received fell from $130 to $125 per ton.

- Date: 2019-10-23 · published 2019-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56575-ethanol-profits-improving-as-harvest-approaches-proag
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Better margins may encourage plants to resume production, which would support corn demand, while lower DDGS prices weigh on feed co-product values.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- proag.com: https://www.proag.com/news/ethanol-profits-improving-as-harvest-approaches/

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