Nebraska’s ethanol industry suffering from damage to transportation infrastructure

In Nebraska, with 15 of the state’s bridges knocked out by recent floods, five of its 25 ethanol plants face major disruptions while another four are running reduced production runs, so they are quickly running out of storage, meaning they may have to start shutting down production. Another four plants are either in maintenance, preparing for maintenance or looking to start maintenance early. The governor has approved emergency permission for trucking of the fuel in order to get it out to the market.