# U.S. Ethanol Producers Face Market Headwinds, with $1.8 Billion o...

> Industrial Info is tracking more than $1.8 billion in active U.S. ethanol production projects. The EIA estimated Midwest corn ethanol margins fell to an average of 3.5 cents per gallon in the first half of 2019 and to nearly zero in July, due to rising production and falling domestic demand.

- Date: 2019-08-15 · published 2019-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57588-u-s-ethanol-producers-face-market-headwinds-with-1-8-billion-o
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Low margins and rising ethanol output point to softer ethanol demand for corn, though new project investment could eventually add to corn use.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 4%, stocks up 1%, exports down 20% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26947-eia-ethanol-production-down-4-stocks-up-1-exports-down-20-ethanol-producer.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-18 | [UNICA: Ethanol production up 5% for 2022-'23 harvest season \| Biomass Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36397-unica-ethanol-production-up-5-for-2022-23-harvest-season-biomass-magazine.md) | -0.4% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-06 | [Ethanol production, stocks up on week - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56051-ethanol-production-stocks-up-on-week-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 22%, stocks up slightly, exports up 27% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32115-eia-ethanol-production-down-22-stocks-up-slightly-exports-up-27-ethanol.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-05 | [Ethanol & DDGS- DDGS output falls as ethanol production slows - The Jacobsen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57065-ethanol-and-ddgs-ddgs-output-falls-as-ethanol-production-slows-the-jacobsen.md) | -2.8% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- industrialinfo.com: https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/us-ethanol-producers-face-market-headwinds-with-18-billion-of-projects-on-tap--276264

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