# 2019 Ethanol Price and Carbon Credit Market Preview - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

> OPIS previews 2019 ethanol and carbon credit markets after a 2018 supply glut drove ethanol prices lower. It highlights China and Mexico as potential export growth markets, although trade tensions and Mexican infrastructure limits remain obstacles. EIA expects lower gasoline prices in 2019.

- Date: 2019-02-19 · published 2019-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60611-2019-ethanol-price-and-carbon-credit-market-preview-opis-a-dow-jones-company
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower gasoline prices narrow ethanol's discount and could weaken its blending economics. Export access to China and Mexico would be needed to absorb surplus ethanol and support corn grind.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral

## Sources

- opis.com: https://www.opis.com/blog/2019-ethanol-and-carbon-credits/

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