# Ethanol production falls 25,000 b/d as peripheral production begins to shut down  : The Daily Digest

> U.S. ethanol production fell by 25,000 barrels per day last week to 1.042 million barrels per day, about 3% below a year earlier, according to EIA data. Plants outside the Corn Belt have begun shutting down because of thin or negative margins.

- Date: 2018-11-21 · published 2018-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62045-ethanol-production-falls-25-000-b-d-as-peripheral-production-begins-to-shut
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol output reduces corn grind and DDGS supply, which is bearish for corn demand. A further shutdown of Corn Belt plants would be needed to signal a sustained turn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-production-falls-25000-b-d-as-peripheral-production-begins-to-shut-down/

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