Ukraine Corn Harvest 25% Completed and Yields Are Running Above What is Needed to Meet USDA’s Projection

Summary:  USDA is projecting Ukraine’s corn yield this year to be 6.89 MT/HA (109.8 Bu/Ac).  That’s unchanged from last month’s projection but it is a record and up 26.6% from last year’s yield.   However, the most recent corn harvest report shows this year’s cumulative average yield is 29.4% above a year ago.  However, with only 25% of…

US Ethanol Production Drops But Stocks Jump.

Summary: US ethanol production was down 2% this past week.  However, it is estimated that blender demand rose 1.5% but would likely have been higher but for the continued effect of disruptions caused by Hurricane Florence.  Ethanol stocks unexpectedly jumped 3.6%. Ethanol producer margins are back above break-even while blender margins are near 4-year highs. The spread between Brazilian…