# U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strong in May

> US ethanol exports in May hit a record for that month at 154.4 million gallons, though down 28% from April. DDGS exports rose 4% to 1.01 million metric tons, with strong gains to the EU, Colombia and China.

- Date: 2024-07-03 · published 2024-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29244-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strong-in-may
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Robust DDGS export flows absorb supply and support feed-grain demand, which underpins DDGS pricing against corn and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [Strong U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Performance in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26944-strong-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-performance-in-october.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2023-09-06 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Gain Momentum in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34080-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-gain-momentum-in-july.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2024/07/u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strong-in-may

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