# The Andersons ethanol group sees improved performance in first quarter | World-grain.com | May 09, 2018 12:56 | World Grain

> The Andersons reported a first-quarter 2018 loss of $1.7 million, narrower than the $3.1 million loss a year earlier, with revenue down 25% to $636 million. Management said its Grain and Ethanol groups both improved year over year, and that it reached a $20 million cost-savings goal a year early.

- Date: 2018-05-09 · published 2018-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65024-the-andersons-ethanol-group-sees-improved-performance-in-first-quarter-world
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Improved ethanol and grain-group results point to steadier processing margins and demand for corn and feedstock at a major US handler. The effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-15 | [The Andersons report improved ethanol margins  \| Biodiesel Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65027-the-andersons-report-improved-ethanol-margins-biodiesel-magazine.md) | +2.0% | -4.0% |
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| CORN | 2020-09-09 | [Feed demand increases China’s soybean imports \| 2020-09-09  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51186-feed-demand-increases-china-s-soybean-imports-2020-09-09-world-grain.md) | +3.8% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2017-12-18 | [Focus on France \| World-grain.com \| December 18, 2017 21:34 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67427-focus-on-france-world-grain-com-december-18-2017-21-34-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-02-17 | [The Andersons, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results - Feb 17, 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20572-the-andersons-inc-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-results-feb-17-2026.md) | -1.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/10330-the-andersons-ethanol-group-sees-improved-performance-in-first-quarter

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