# Ethanol crush margins continue to increase despite higher production and growing stocks  : The Daily Digest

> Midwest ethanol crush margins rose 2.59 cents per gallon to about 28.39 cents per gallon on Monday, driven by falling corn prices ahead of a large harvest. Ethanol output remains above one million barrels per day. National ethanol stocks reached 21.347 million barrels, and stocks rose in four of five regions.

- Date: 2017-08-15 · published 2017-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69452-ethanol-crush-margins-continue-to-increase-despite-higher-production-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong margins keep ethanol plants running and grinding corn, supporting corn demand, but rising ethanol stocks point to weaker prices ahead. Lower corn costs also favor feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ethanol-crush-margins-continue-to-increase-despite-higher-production-and-growing-stocks/

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