# EU to carry out surveillance on fuel ethanol imports amid steep increases since 2021

> The European Commission will introduce retroactive surveillance on fuel bioethanol imports over the past three years, after imports rose 45% from 2021 to 2022. The US, Brazil, and Peru were the top three suppliers to the bloc in 2022.

- Date: 2023-09-15 · published 2023-09-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34084-eu-to-carry-out-surveillance-on-fuel-ethanol-imports-amid-steep-increases-since
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Possible EU import scrutiny could limit US and Brazilian ethanol flows to Europe, reducing ethanol export demand and marginally weighing on corn-based ethanol economics.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-10-24 | [Calls Increase for U.S. Trade Representative to Act on Mexico’s Pending Decree on Corn Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39108-calls-increase-for-u-s-trade-representative-to-act-on-mexico-s-pending-decree.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2019-09-19 | [Corn-Based Ethanol Plants Diversify to Survive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57071-corn-based-ethanol-plants-diversify-to-survive.md) | +2.3% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Mexico bans GMO corn, plans to phase out imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49126-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports-feed-strategy.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| CORN | 2021-05-20 | [U.S. EPA to keep biofuel mandates steady in 2021-22 due to coronavirus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46969-u-s-epa-to-keep-biofuel-mandates-steady-in-2021-22-due-to-coronavirus.md) | -4.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-02-11 | [Argentina decides not to increase grain export taxes \| 2021-02-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48460-argentina-decides-not-to-increase-grain-export-taxes-2021-02-11-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/091523-eu-to-carry-out-surveillance-on-fuel-ethanol-imports-amid-steep-increases-since-2021

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