# Ethanol production remains steady thanks to low corn prices  : The Daily Digest

> Platts data show US ethanol output for the week ending August 24 fell only 3,000 barrels per day to an average of 1.07 million bpd. Stocks drew down on the Gulf Coast while Midwest producers built inventory ahead of maintenance.

- Date: 2018-08-30 · published 2018-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63534-ethanol-production-remains-steady-thanks-to-low-corn-prices-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady ethanol output, supported by falling corn prices before harvest, keeps corn demand from ethanol firm and points to continued DDGS supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-production-remains-steady-thanks-to-low-corn-prices/

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