# 2024 U.S. Ethanol Exports Smash Record, DDGS Second-Highest Ever

> U.S. ethanol exports rose 4% in December 2024 to 194.4 million gallons, with record shipments to the EU and Mexico. Full-year 2024 exports reached a record 1.91 billion gallons. U.S. DDGS exports rebounded 12% in December to 1.06 million metric tons, and Colombia, Vietnam, Turkey and South Korea showed strong buying.

- Date: 2025-02-05 · published 2025-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26039-2024-u-s-ethanol-exports-smash-record-ddgs-second-highest-ever
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong DDGS export demand supports the feed co-product's value relative to corn and soybean meal, helping offset ethanol plant costs. Record ethanol export flows also underpin corn demand from the biofuel sector.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2026-04-24 | [Are US ethanol exports hitting record highs in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19710-are-us-ethanol-exports-hitting-record-highs-in-2026.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2018-12-06 | [Burgeoning U.S. Ethanol Exports Third Highest on Record; Global Demand for U.S. DDGS Remains Strong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61562-burgeoning-u-s-ethanol-exports-third-highest-on-record-global-demand-for-u-s.md) | +0.2% | +2.0% |
| 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

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2025/02/2024-u-s-ethanol-exports-smash-record-ddgs-second-highest-ever

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