# Weekly Outlook: Ethanol Plants Remain Barely Profitable

> A University of Illinois analysis estimates that U.S. ethanol production profitability fell in 2017 compared with 2013-14 and 2015-16. The study uses a representative Iowa plant model and notes that production growth has outpaced rising domestic and export use.

- Date: 2018-03-16 · published 2018-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66006-weekly-outlook-ethanol-plants-remain-barely-profitable
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower ethanol plant profitability limits how aggressively plants will expand or bid for corn, a modest headwind for corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/news/business/weekly-outlook-ethanol-plants-remain-barely-profitable

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