# US Biofuel Groups Fight Back: Tariffs on Brazil's Ethanol Trade Barriers (2026)

> US ethanol groups are pressing against Brazil's ethanol tariff and its RenovaBio program, which they say blocks U.S. access. U.S. ethanol exports to Brazil fell from $762 million in 2018 to $96 million in 2025. Brazil attributes the decline to its own year-round corn ethanol growth.

- Date: 2026-11-01 · published 2026-11-01T18:16:46.267Z
- Category: trade · region Brazil · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31257-us-biofuel-groups-fight-back-tariffs-on-brazil-s-ethanol-trade-barriers-2026
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade friction over ethanol affects U.S. corn ethanol export outlets, but the dispute is ongoing and has no immediate price shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-06 | [Ag Groups to Trump: Don't Forget About Us on Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72986-ag-groups-to-trump-don-t-forget-about-us-on-trade.md) | +1.1% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2022-09-19 | [US Ethanol Exports on Track for One of the Best Years on Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39570-us-ethanol-exports-on-track-for-one-of-the-best-years-on-record.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-04-30 | [U.S. ethanol makers snap up cheap sorghum after China tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65569-u-s-ethanol-makers-snap-up-cheap-sorghum-after-china-tariffs.md) | +1.4% | +3.8% |
| CORN | 2017-05-18 | [China’s Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Tariffs on U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exacerbating Trade Deficit, RFA Tells Government](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70995-china-s-anti-dumping-countervailing-tariffs-on-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exacerbating.md) | +0.7% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-23 | [China strikes back at U.S. with new tariffs on $75 billion in goods \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57443-china-strikes-back-at-u-s-with-new-tariffs-on-75-billion-in-goods-reuters.md) | +1.8% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- laferiasite.com: https://laferiasite.com/article/us-biofuel-groups-fight-back-tariffs-on-brazil-s-ethanol-trade-barriers
- tcsob.org: https://tcsob.org/article/us-biofuel-groups-fight-back-tariffs-on-brazil-s-ethanol-trade-barriers

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