The CEO of an ethanol plant in northern Iowa cannot recall a more difficult time for the biofuels industry. 

Chad Kuhlers with Golden Grain Energy in Mason City says 2020 has been brutal.

“The entire shutdown in the months of April and May were devastating to the industry. Starting in March with the whole pandemic, beyond 50 percent of the U.S. ethanol demand basically tanked.”

He tells Brownfield supplies shot up in response, leading to some of the highest inventories on record.

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