Ethanol producers suing ADM for monopolistic price fixing hit filing deadline

In Illinois, the Ohio Country Journal reports Wisconsin ethanol producers United Wisconsin Grain Producers, Didion Ethanol, Ace Ethanol, Fox River Valley Ethanol, Badger State Ethanol and Iowa producer Pine Lake Corn had until Wednesday to respond to ADM’s intent to have their antitrust cases against the company dismissed. ADM filed for dismissal of the suit that alleges price manipulation of ethanol, saying the suits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Urbana as well as the suit filed by Green Plains in Nebraska that has been told to shift the venue to Illinois aren’t antitrust cases.