Ethanol Market Update - 6/11/25

Liquidity Energy, LLC

June 15, 2025

Overview

Executive Summary

Production fell slightly today, with scattered downticks across the Western Corn Belt. Utilization remains firm, though tapering from recent highs.

  • Total MMBTU Produced: 407,440

  • Daily Production Change: +636 MMBTU

  • Largest Increase in Production: Marquis Energy - Wisconsin

  • Largest Decrease in Production: Mid America Agri Products - Madrid

  • Overall Plant Utilization: 70%

  • Plants Above Utilization Average: 37

  • Plants Below Utilization Average: 28

  • Percent of Plants Below 2-Year Average: 43%

Market Insight

Despite today’s modest drop, the week remains solid from a throughput perspective. Softness at Madrid offset pockets of strength in Wisconsin and Iowa. Trends suggest producers remain sensitive to margins, but no broad slowdown is evident yet.

Key narrative shift: This is the second consecutive day of lower production, but still within a high utilization environment that continues to exceed two-year averages.

Production Overview

Metric

Value

Total Ethanol Produced

407,440 MMBTU

7-Day Rolling Avg.

409,967 MMBTU

2-Year Rolling Avg.

386,525 MMBTU

Utilization Rate

70%

Plant-Level Insights

Top Production Gain (Day-over-Day):
◦ Marquis Energy - Wisconsin

Top Production Loss (Day-over-Day):
◦ Mid America Agri Products - Madrid

Market Implications & Trade Insights

  • Short-Term Price Impact: Neutral; strong baseline production suggests continued resilience in supply unless further daily declines emerge.

  • Logistics Watch: Regional activity stable; watch central Nebraska and southwest Iowa for signs of grain bottlenecks or local rail issues.

EIA Weekly Estimate

Estimated Production: 1,034,000 barrels/day

Note: There has been some discrepancy in recent calibration due to potential lagged reporting from certain plants over the weekend. We will continue refining this in our rolling methodology.

Technicals

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