# Are US ethanol exports hitting record highs in 2026?

> US ethanol exports have reached record levels for four consecutive months through April 2026, with monthly volumes above 200 million gallons. Industry leaders credit new bilateral trade agreements and rising global demand for low-carbon fuels.

- Date: 2026-04-24 · published 2026-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19710-are-us-ethanol-exports-hitting-record-highs-in-2026
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained record ethanol exports support corn demand and producer margins, though the story is largely a trend restatement rather than a new shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-05 | [2024 U.S. Ethanol Exports Smash Record, DDGS Second-Highest Ever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26039-2024-u-s-ethanol-exports-smash-record-ddgs-second-highest-ever.md) | +0.4% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-05 | [Ethanol Exports Record High, DDGS Exports Up \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28308-ethanol-exports-record-high-ddgs-exports-up-energy-agwired-com.md) | -2.1% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2021-05-10 | [Corn Exports To China At Record Highs - 2021 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46953-corn-exports-to-china-at-record-highs-2021-year-in-review.md) | -6.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [December Sees Near-Record Ethanol Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66498-december-sees-near-record-ethanol-exports.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2017-03-16 | [U.S. ethanol exports rise 26% in 2016 to second-highest level on record -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71986-u-s-ethanol-exports-rise-26-in-2016-to-second-highest-level-on-record-u-s.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- agrolatam.com: https://www.agrolatam.com/news/us-ethanol-exports-record-growth-trade-demand-2026/

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