# 4 actions to take before chasing a 45Z premium

> An adviser explains that the Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit is paid to ethanol plants rather than farmers, so any farm premium must come through a contract with the plant. Credit buyers are currently paying just under 90% of face value. The article lists preparatory steps farmers can take, such as assembling field maps and approved yield records.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T21:16:25.178Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78466-4-actions-to-take-before-chasing-a-45z-premium
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Section 45Z could support demand for lower-carbon corn and sorghum going to ethanol plants, but payouts depend on plant-level calculations and are uncertain. Feed buyers should not assume a near-term change in grain prices from this policy alone.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-10-17 | [China's pork production to rebound before year-end - People's Daily Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56568-china-s-pork-production-to-rebound-before-year-end-people-s-daily-online.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-03-31 | [Rollins: We need to know trade impacts before deciding farm aid \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25555-rollins-we-need-to-know-trade-impacts-before-deciding-farm-aid-agri-pulse.md) | +0.4% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-09 | [New laws are best way for EU to tackle deforestation \| ClientEarth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65522-new-laws-are-best-way-for-eu-to-tackle-deforestation-clientearth.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2019-02-05 | [Biofuels and Big Oil make their case on RFS before 2022 \| 2019-02-05 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60466-biofuels-and-big-oil-make-their-case-on-rfs-before-2022-2019-02-05-agri-pulse.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2019-05-02 | [Native Corn In Mexico Takes On Big Ag in Epic Environmental Justice Battle, Trailblazing A Path For Collective Actions — Impact Fund](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59068-native-corn-in-mexico-takes-on-big-ag-in-epic-environmental-justice-battle.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/farm-policy/4-actions-to-take-before-chasing-a-45z-premium

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