# Ethanol crush continues to fall to -5.91 cents/gal  : The Daily Digest

> Platts' crush margin tracker showed Midwest corn-based ethanol plants running at a negative margin of -5.91 cents/gal on October 22, down from 5.31 cents/gal on October 15. Ethanol stocks continued to rise even as production fell. Only the Gulf region saw falling stocks, likely reflecting export buying on low prices.

- Date: 2018-10-23 · published 2018-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62533-ethanol-crush-continues-to-fall-to-5-91-cents-gal-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Negative crush margins and rising ethanol stocks can curb plant runs and corn demand, which is bearish for corn while export buying offers some offset.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-crush-continues-to-fall-to-5-91-cents-gal/

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