# American Ethanol Exports: Winning Global Markets for U.S. Biofuels

> Growth Energy's fact sheet highlights a record 2.18 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol exports in 2025 and 11.6 million metric tons of DDGS exports. The group lists trade barriers in India, Brazil, China, Vietnam, the EU and the UK that it wants U.S. diplomats to address.

- Date: 2026-09-10 · published 2026-09-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17461-american-ethanol-exports-winning-global-markets-for-u-s-biofuels
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Advocacy for removing trade barriers signals potential future export expansion for ethanol and DDGS, but it is a policy position rather than a new market change.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-21 | [Nebraska, Iowa ethanol producers hail opening of Japan’s market, expect sales to top last year’s - Governors' Biofuels Coalition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67476-nebraska-iowa-ethanol-producers-hail-opening-of-japan-s-market-expect-sales-to.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2026-05-05 | [EPA Sets Record Renewable Fuel Volumes for 2026-2027 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15025-epa-sets-record-renewable-fuel-volumes-for-2026-2027-farm-bureau-intel-markets.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Game-Changer in US Biofuels Sector \|         Global Oil & Fats Business Online – gofbonline.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70360-game-changer-in-us-biofuels-sector-global-oil-and-fats-business-online.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2018-11-30 | [Slight Bump Given to Cellulosic Ethanol, Advanced Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61905-slight-bump-given-to-cellulosic-ethanol-advanced-biofuels.md) | +8.0% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2023-01-31 | [EPA Proposes Renewable Fuel Standards for 2023, 2024 and 2025 \| Farm Bureau Intel Markets \| American Farm Bureau Federation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15340-epa-proposes-renewable-fuel-standards-for-2023-2024-and-2025-farm-bureau-intel.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- growthenergy.org: https://growthenergy.org/2026/09/10/american-ethanol-exports-global-markets/

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