# Big Oil vs Farm Majors: Ethanol Tussle Is Heading to Asia - Governors' Biofuels Coalition

> US farm companies including The Andersons are seeking new demand for ethanol in Southeast Asia, pitching it as an energy product that is about $200 a ton cheaper than aromatics. Margins have been hit as the China trade war locked out sales and worsened a domestic glut.

- Date: 2019-09-13 · published 2019-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57070-big-oil-vs-farm-majors-ethanol-tussle-is-heading-to-asia-governors-biofuels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Efforts to open export markets could absorb some surplus ethanol over time, but without a clear change in volumes the effect on corn demand and prices is limited in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [U.S. Delegation Visits India To Search For New Outlets For U.S. Ethanol - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33157-u-s-delegation-visits-india-to-search-for-new-outlets-for-u-s-ethanol-u-s.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-12 | [India must boost maize production and revamp grain ethanol pricing to unlock blending potential: Report - BioEnergy Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25105-india-must-boost-maize-production-and-revamp-grain-ethanol-pricing-to-unlock.md) | +1.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2018-12-31 | [China could play big role in improving U.S. ethanol margins - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61567-china-could-play-big-role-in-improving-u-s-ethanol-margins-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.7% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-20 | [Brazil ethanol exports to Europe to hit 12-year record, as Europe margins crash](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39566-brazil-ethanol-exports-to-europe-to-hit-12-year-record-as-europe-margins-crash.md) | -2.5% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-04-07 | [The big chill: How canola farmers are adapting to trade blows - RBC Thought Leadership](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25072-the-big-chill-how-canola-farmers-are-adapting-to-trade-blows-rbc-thought.md) | +4.0% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- governorsbiofuelscoalition.org: https://www.governorsbiofuelscoalition.org/big-oil-vs-farm-majors-ethanol-tussle-is-heading-to-asia/

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