# U.S. Exports of Ethanol Balloon in April, while Shipments of DDGS Scale Back

> US ethanol exports reached a four-year high of 185.2 million gallons in April, up 48% from March. DDGS exports fell 12% to 813,749 metric tons, a 14-month low, with Mexico's imports down by a third.

- Date: 2022-06-07 · published 2022-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40933-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-balloon-in-april-while-shipments-of-ddgs-scale-back
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker DDGS export demand from Mexico and other Asian and North American buyers leaves more product in the domestic market, which pressures US DDGS prices. Strong ethanol exports do not directly lift DDGS volumes.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2022/06/u-s-exports-of-ethanol-balloon-in-april-while-shipments-of-ddgs-scale-back

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