# U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Remain Strong Despite April Pullback

> U.S. ethanol exports totaled 171.6 million gallons in April, below 200 million for the first time in six months, with declines in Canada, the EU and Brazil. Exports to South Korea rose 57% to a four-year high. U.S. DDGS exports edged down 1% in April to 1.02 million metric tons, with Mexico and Indonesia lower and South Korea and Vietnam higher.

- Date: 2026-06-01 · published 2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18801-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-strong-despite-april-pullback
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Softer ethanol shipments leave more product and corn in the domestic system, which weighs on corn demand. DDGS exports holding near 1 million tonnes support feed-ingredient demand, so the net effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strong in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29244-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strong-in-may.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-06-07 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Curbed in April](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35466-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-curbed-in-april.md) | +3.6% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Start to the Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20159-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-start-to-the-year.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-07 | [January US Ethanol and DDGS Exports Remain Healthy Despite Lower Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31196-january-us-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-healthy-despite-lower-volumes.md) | +1.4% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [Strong U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Performance in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26944-strong-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-performance-in-october.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2026/06/u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-strong-despite-april-pullback

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