# Ethanol Margins Show Major Improvement – Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal

> DTN's hypothetical 50-million-gallon South Dakota ethanol plant lost 19 cents per gallon with debt service in late October, improved from a 34-cent loss in September. Debt-free plants would earn a 13-cent profit, and the DDGS price fell from $130 to $125 per ton.

- Date: 2019-10-24 · published 2019-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56579-ethanol-margins-show-major-improvement-ohio-ag-net-ohio-s-country-journal
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Improved margins signal that production cuts are stabilizing the ethanol market, which may support corn demand over time, while lower DDGS prices pressure feed co-product values.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ocj.com: https://ocj.com/2019/10/ethanol-margins-show-major-improvement/

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