# Strong U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Performance in October

> US ethanol exports fell 3% in October to 143.5 million gallons but remained at a record year-to-date pace. DDGS exports rebounded 10% to 1.11 million metric tons, led by Mexico, and Brazil and China were absent from ethanol shipments.

- Date: 2024-12-05 · published 2024-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26944-strong-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-performance-in-october
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady DDGS export demand, especially from Mexico, supports US DDGS prices and keeps supplies moving out of the feed market.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## 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 | 2017-12-07 | [U.S. ethanol, DDGS exports up in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67470-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports-up-in-october.md) | +2.9% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-07 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Sales Contract in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32672-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-sales-contract-in-october.md) | -2.3% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2024/12/strong-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-performance-in-october

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