# US ethanol exports rise to 218 million gallons in March, distillers grains shipments also climb - AgriInsite

> US ethanol exports reached 217.77 million gallons in March 2026, above February and March 2025, with Canada, the Netherlands and the Philippines as key buyers. Distillers grains exports of 1.03 million metric tons also rose from February and year earlier.

- Date: 2026-05-07 · published 2026-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19349-us-ethanol-exports-rise-to-218-million-gallons-in-march-distillers-grains
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Solid export pull for ethanol and distillers grains supports corn use and DDGS demand, a modest bullish factor for feed co-product and corn markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-09 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol & Distillers Grains Reinvigorated in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59106-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-reinvigorated-in-march.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [U.S. Ethanol and Distillers Grains Exports Jump in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71497-u-s-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-exports-jump-in-february.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-07 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Rose Further in April, as Distillers Grains Exports Moderated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58595-u-s-ethanol-exports-rose-further-in-april-as-distillers-grains-exports-moderated.md) | +3.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-27 | [January U.S. Ethanol Exports Strong, Distillers Grains Exports Subside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60071-january-u-s-ethanol-exports-strong-distillers-grains-exports-subside.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-30 | [November U.S. Ethanol Exports Were Second Highest on Record, DDGS Shipments Declined - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21059-november-u-s-ethanol-exports-were-second-highest-on-record-ddgs-shipments.md) | +0.7% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/us-ethanol-exports-rise-to-218-million-gallons-in-march-distillers-grains-shipments-also-climb/

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