Insights and Stories on Ethanol

Trump’s payments to farmers hit all-time high ahead of election

Oct. 19, 2020 at 4:08 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020. The aid programs could be key to Trump’s chances of success in […]

CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest pressure to weigh on soy, corn

Sep. 23, 2020 at 3:46 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Trump’s EPA sides with farmers over refiners on biofuel waivers

Sep. 14, 2020 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

Corteva posts weak revenue, disappointing outlook

Aug. 5, 2020 at 11:25 pm CDT

By Arathy S Nair

CBOT weekly outlook: Large corn, soybean crops expected

Jul. 30, 2020 at 10:18 am CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Green Plains sues ADM, alleging ethanol market manipulation

Jul. 15, 2020 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Green Plains Inc., one of the biggest U.S. ethanol producers, sued Archer Daniels Midland on Tuesday, accusing the global grain trader of manipulating the price of the biofuel to profit from its positions in the derivatives market. Green Plains filed the proposed class action with the […]

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. grains: Wheat declines as USDA estimates record global stocks

Jun. 11, 2020 at 5:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures slid on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated global stocks were at a record high in its monthly supply and demand report, traders said. Soybean futures ended nearly unchanged as the USDA lowered export expectations, even after recent purchases from China […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall in technical correction

Jun. 8, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures closed lower on Monday on technical selling, after reaching a two-month high, following a week of strong export sales. Corn gained as higher oil prices boosted hopes for ethanol demand and concerns loomed over mounting dryness in parts of the Midwest. Wheat slipped […]

By Christopher Walljasper

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat up as weather, currency spark short-covering

May. 28, 2020 at 3:51 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures jumped on Thursday to a five-week high as a weaker dollar, forecasts for hotter, drier weather in the Midwest corn belt and a further rebound in ethanol production triggered bargain buying and short-covering by managed funds. Wheat futures also rallied on expanding dryness […]

By Karl Plume

CBOT weekly outlook: Ag commodities steady

May. 21, 2020 at 2:57 am CDT

MarketsFarm — Crop commodity values on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have largely stabilized as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed in several U.S. states. “We’ve been playing this virus for a few months now,” said Scott Capinegro of Barrington Commodities in Barrington, Ill. COVID-19-related lockdown measures decimated demand for ethanol, […]