# North Dakota ethanol plant under development

> RoughRider Energy is developing a dry corn mill ethanol plant east of Glen Ullin, North Dakota, designed for about 240 million gallons of ethanol and 660,000 tons of DDGS annually. The county approved the zoning amendment in October, and engineering and permitting are proceeding.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:06:30.488Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82055-north-dakota-ethanol-plant-under-development
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A future plant would add significant corn grind and DDGS supply in the northern Plains, but construction is not yet approved and output is years away, so near-term price impact is minimal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-13 | [Ethanol Recovers to a 'New Normal'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50652-ethanol-recovers-to-a-new-normal.md) | +2.6% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-29 | [ADM steps up Columbus ethanol plant expansion as biofuel demand strengthens, ETChemicals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1360-adm-steps-up-columbus-ethanol-plant-expansion-as-biofuel-demand-strengthens.md) | -1.5% | — |
| CORN | 2021-01-29 | [Fill ’er up: Ethanol industry looks to help drive demand, net higher prices - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49159-fill-er-up-ethanol-industry-looks-to-help-drive-demand-net-higher-prices-high.md) | +2.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2019-06-12 | [Trump touts ethanol victory, but Iowans say waivers undermine gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58481-trump-touts-ethanol-victory-but-iowans-say-waivers-undermine-gains.md) | +3.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-03 | [US Corn Producers Hope to Dismantle Ethanol Trade Barriers \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30723-us-corn-producers-hope-to-dismantle-ethanol-trade-barriers-cz-app.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23423-north-dakota-ethanol-plant-under-development

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