# Analysis of ethanol production - Morning Ag Clips

> U.S. fuel ethanol production in 2016 totaled 15.329 billion gallons, a 3.5% increase over 2015 and the highest annual level on record. Iowa led state output with 26.1% of national production, followed by Nebraska at 13.8%.

- Date: 2017-03-12 · published 2017-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71982-analysis-of-ethanol-production-morning-ag-clips
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record ethanol output keeps corn grind demand strong and supports DDGS supply, a feed co-product that competes with soybean meal on price.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-04-19 | [Ethanol production, supply climb - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36393-ethanol-production-supply-climb-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-21 | [More new crop corn boosts ethanol production - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17109-more-new-crop-corn-boosts-ethanol-production-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.9% | — |
| CORN | 2023-09-27 | [Ethanol production up, margins stay strong - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34078-ethanol-production-up-margins-stay-strong-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.8% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2025-09-10 | [Ethanol production up, demand signals mixed - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22863-ethanol-production-up-demand-signals-mixed-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +5.8% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [USDA: Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol Production Up in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34207-usda-corn-use-for-fuel-ethanol-production-up-in-july.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- morningagclips.com: https://www.morningagclips.com/analysis-of-ethanol-production/

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