# U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Experience Vigorous Start to the New Year

> US ethanol exports rose 2% in January to 198.1 million gallons, a nine-month high, led by India. Canada remained the top destination despite a 14% drop, while DDGS exports fell 24% to a 21-month low of 811,480 metric tons on mixed global demand.

- Date: 2025-03-06 · published 2025-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25565-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-experience-vigorous-start-to-the-new-year
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in DDGS exports adds to feed supply pressure and weighs on DDGS prices. Strong ethanol exports to India support ethanol demand, which partly offsets this.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-02-08 | [Global U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Pace Slows at Year End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42705-global-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-pace-slows-at-year-end.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-07 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Pick Up the Pace in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39564-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-pick-up-the-pace-in-july.md) | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 2024-02-07 | [Pace of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Sales Accelerates at Year-End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31666-pace-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-sales-accelerates-at-year-end.md) | -1.1% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2025/03/u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-experience-vigorous-start-to-the-new-year
- mnbiofuels.org: https://www.mnbiofuels.org/u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-experience-vigorous-start-to-the-new-year

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