# Midwest corn harvest pushes ethanol margins to nine-month highs  : The Daily Digest

> Ethanol crush margins reached a nine-month high in late September as the Midwest corn harvest pushed corn prices lower. Q3 returns are expected to improve after weak second-quarter results, with RIN prices rebounding.

- Date: 2017-09-26 · published 2017-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68956-midwest-corn-harvest-pushes-ethanol-margins-to-nine-month-highs-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower corn prices and better ethanol margins encourage plants to run harder, which supports ethanol and DDGS output but keeps corn demand from ethanol strong.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/midwest-corn-harvest-pushes-ethanol-margins-to-nine-month-highs/

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