# What happened to Iowa Ethanol Gross Production Margin in 2019 so far? - Decision Innovation Solutions

> Iowa ethanol gross production margins have stayed below their three-year average since July 2018. Margins narrowed from May 2019 as corn futures rallied after planting delays caused by heavy spring rains.

- Date: 2019-07-16 · published 2019-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58099-what-happened-to-iowa-ethanol-gross-production-margin-in-2019-so-far-decision
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Shrinking margins signal weaker ethanol processing demand for corn and reduced co-product output, so the price balance depends on whether corn rallies persist.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- decision-innovation.com: https://www.decision-innovation.com/news/what-happened-to-iowa-ethanol-gross-production-margin-in-2019-so-far/

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