Green Plains reported third-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $118 million, more than double a year earlier, with $65 million attributed to the federal Section 45Z clean-fuel production tax credit. The company also raised its full-year carbon-related EBITDA outlook, while revenue fell 2.5% and its shares declined after the results.
The tax credit supports the economics of corn-based ethanol production, which can underpin corn demand, but the results do not establish a change in ethanol output or corn purchases. The benefit is also tied to a time-limited policy credit.
After 318 past bullish policy events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and -0.2% over 20.
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