# EIA Data Confirm Record Ethanol Blend Rate in 2021

> EIA final data confirmed ethanol made up a record 10.34% of US gasoline in 2021. US ethanol output reached 15.02 billion gallons, up 8% from 2020, with domestic consumption up 10%.

- Date: 2022-03-01 · published 2022-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42265-eia-data-confirm-record-ethanol-blend-rate-in-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record ethanol blending and output sustain corn grind demand and DDGS supply, supporting the corn complex. The report confirms structural demand rather than introducing a new price shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [US Ethanol Exports Hit Record High in 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20570-us-ethanol-exports-hit-record-high-in-2025-cz-app.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [U.S. Ethanol Production and Exports Hit Records in 2024, New Data Show](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26055-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-hit-records-in-2024-new-data-show.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-04-27 | [U.S. exported a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65496-u-s-exported-a-record-amount-of-fuel-ethanol-in-2017-u-s-energy-information.md) | +2.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [Mexican corn imports break record in 2021 - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43123-mexican-corn-imports-break-record-in-2021-opportimes.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2023-02-08 | [RFA Reports Highlight Record Value of Ethanol, Distillers Grains Exports in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37317-rfa-reports-highlight-record-value-of-ethanol-distillers-grains-exports-in-2022.md) | -0.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2022/03/eia-data-confirm-record-ethanol-blend-rate-in-2021

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