# Potential of short U.S. corn crop creates anxiety for ethanol plants - Brownfield Ag News

> Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper said ethanol prices are following corn higher and that the corn rally will likely reach pump prices this summer. Corn futures have broken long-term resistance as wet weather slows planting, and ethanol plants are worried about securing feedstock locally.

- Date: 2019-06-05 · published 2019-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58686-potential-of-short-u-s-corn-crop-creates-anxiety-for-ethanol-plants-brownfield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Wet weather delaying planting and rallying corn raise feedstock costs for ethanol plants and tighten corn supply, supporting corn prices and the DDGS byproduct value. Ethanol margins remain tight.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-08-18 | [Brazil crop concerns could provide support for U.S. Corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13424-brazil-crop-concerns-could-provide-support-for-u-s-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.7% | +7.7% |
| CORN | 2025-03-05 | [Brazil’s safrinha crop facing potential challenges - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13511-brazil-s-safrinha-crop-facing-potential-challenges-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.5% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [Drought causes challenges for Kansas ethanol plant - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27465-drought-causes-challenges-for-kansas-ethanol-plant-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2026-05-13 | [Ongoing drought creates planting challenges for Kansas growers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19344-ongoing-drought-creates-planting-challenges-for-kansas-growers-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.9% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [Climatologist sees potential for 'drought development' - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66929-climatologist-sees-potential-for-drought-development-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/potential-of-short-u-s-corn-crop-creates-anxiety-for-ethanol-plants/

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