# January US Ethanol and DDGS Exports Remain Healthy Despite Lower Volumes

> US ethanol exports in January fell 4% to 150.0 million gallons, with Canada remaining the largest destination and India hitting a three-year high. US DDGS exports slipped 9% to 902,376 mt, though Mexico regained its top DDGS customer spot and shipments rose to Vietnam, Japan, Colombia and China.

- Date: 2024-03-07 · published 2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31196-january-us-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-healthy-despite-lower-volumes
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Steady DDGS export demand from Mexico and Asia supports feed-market prices for the co-product, while lower overall volumes limit upside. Ethanol export strength supports corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-06-01 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Remain Strong Despite April Pullback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18801-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-strong-despite-april-pullback.md) | -5.0% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-08 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Incrementally Lower in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34549-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-incrementally-lower-in-june.md) | -1.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-05 | [Hefty Volumes of US Ethanol and DDGS Shipped in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30718-hefty-volumes-of-us-ethanol-and-ddgs-shipped-in-february.md) | -2.2% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Slow to Five-Month Low Following Surge in January; U.S. DDGS Exports Shift Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47592-u-s-ethanol-exports-slow-to-five-month-low-following-surge-in-january-u-s-ddgs.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- mnbiofuels.org: https://mnbiofuels.org/january-us-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-remain-healthy-despite-lower-volumes

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