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Market Comments: 1/19/11
 China and Ethanol

 

With all of today's focus on the White House and China, positive development on the DDG issue should be well in the range of reality. 

 

Learn more: DTN's coverage of China's DDG Investigation

  

Projected Ethanol Margins: January 14, 2011
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Yesterday at the CFTC and UofN
  

In yesterday's release of the federal oversight study on prospective carbon markets, not one of the 24 written comments to the CFTC directly represented the ethanol industry.  Yet, carbon will be the biggest commodity market the industry will have to maneuver.

Yesterday also saw extensive discussion of 'lofty' grain prices at the University of Nebraska's (Merrick County Extension) pesticide training in Central City.  Despite farmers' concerns about receiving six bucks for corn (and its long-term impact on input cost) it seemed that every few minutes a vehicle hauling grain was covering me with snow up and down the highway.

 

$24.3 Billion Deal  

 

In 1974, I came to Nebraska as an employee of Cargill. I am always interested in what they are up to.  Cargill also has a 'little interest' in the ethanol industry. 

 

Get the Details of Cargill's Latest Deal from the WSJ

 

 

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