# Companies Idling Ethanol Plants in Nebraska, Minnesota on Weak Margins

> Pacific Ethanol idled its 45-million-gallon Aurora, Nebraska plant and laid off 26 workers. Green Plains reportedly idled its 55-million-gallon Fergus Falls, Minnesota plant because of weak margins, and ethanol production is outrunning blending demand.

- Date: 2018-12-20 · published 2018-12-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61568-companies-idling-ethanol-plants-in-nebraska-minnesota-on-weak-margins
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Idling ethanol capacity lowers corn grind and corn demand, which is bearish for corn. Lower DDGS output tightens DDGS supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/ethanol-blog/blog-post/2018/12/20/companies-idling-ethanol-plants-weak

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