# Midwest corn infected with vomitoxin negatively impacting ethanol producers  : The Daily Digest

> Ethanol producers in the Midwest are facing high vomitoxin levels in much of last year's record corn crop, with supplies from Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana reported above maximum levels allowed for human and animal feed. Ethanol production concentrates mycotoxin levels to roughly three times the original level.

- Date: 2017-04-24 · published 2017-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71588-midwest-corn-infected-with-vomitoxin-negatively-impacting-ethanol-producers-the
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Contaminated corn limits usable feed supply and pushes DDGS prices, already near their lowest since 2009, lower, while weak ethanol margins add further pressure on DDGS demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-04-22 | [ASF resurgence in China may slow imports of feedgrains \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47644-asf-resurgence-in-china-may-slow-imports-of-feedgrains-the-western-producer.md) | +11.6% | +9.8% |
| CORN | 2022-11-02 | [U.S. corn farmers wary of vomitoxin, latest stress on global grain supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38709-u-s-corn-farmers-wary-of-vomitoxin-latest-stress-on-global-grain-supplies.md) | -1.3% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-15 | [ADM exec: ASF in China positively affecting margins \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56057-adm-exec-asf-in-china-positively-affecting-margins-feed-strategy.md) | -0.7% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2024-01-16 | [Michigan’s VOM problem: Grain merchandisers discuss discounting corn due to disease spread \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32234-michigan-s-vom-problem-grain-merchandisers-discuss-discounting-corn-due-to.md) | -0.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/midwest-corn-infected-with-vomitoxin-negatively-impacting-ethanol-producers/

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