# March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Surge Toward 2-Year Highs

> The RFA reported U.S. ethanol exports in March rose 15% to a 23-month high of 159.3 million gallons, with Canada as the top market. DDGS exports rose 7% to 1.06 million mt, the largest volume since June 2022, led by strong buying from Mexico, South Korea, Turkey and Indonesia.

- Date: 2024-05-02 · published 2024-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30241-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger DDGS export demand tightens feed co-product supplies and supports DDGS prices against corn and soymeal. Robust ethanol exports also add to corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-05-05 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19240-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strengthen.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [U.S. Ethanol And DDGS Exports Start Year Strong - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20275-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-start-year-strong-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-06 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24661-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-gains.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-03-06 | [January U.S. Ethanol Net Exports and DDGS Shipments Surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54129-january-u-s-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-04-02 | [February U.S. Ethanol Exports Surge to Two-Year High while Global Sales of U.S. DDGS Subside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53643-february-u-s-ethanol-exports-surge-to-two-year-high-while-global-sales-of-u-s.md) | -1.1% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2024/05/march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs-1

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