Over 15 ethanol plants across the Midwest have announced closures in recent months, while many others are cutting production. During the slowdown, corn and ethanol organizations are awaiting final word from the Trump Administration on if ethanol gallons lost as a result of Environmental Protection Agency small refinery waivers will be replaced. “Obviously our farmers deliver corn to a lot of those plants. If the plant isn’t accepting any corn, you have to find another market for it,” says National Corn Growers Association President Jon Doggett. In addition, many ethanol plants are farmer-owned. “You have 2,000 people in a county that put money into an ethanol plant so they have a place to deliver grain, and those folks are really hurting right now.” Listen to the interview.