# Exports of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Brighten in October

> US ethanol exports rose 38% month on month to 104.74 million gallons in October, led by Canada, which took its largest monthly volume in over four years. DDGS exports rose 24% to 1.06 million metric tons, with Mexico the top destination.

- Date: 2021-12-07 · published 2021-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43604-exports-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-brighten-in-october
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger DDGS export demand tightens available supply and supports DDGS prices relative to corn. Firm ethanol export flows also signal steady industrial demand for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-06 | [U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exports Rise in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68951-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports-rise-in-july.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-05-05 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19240-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strengthen.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [October Shipments of U.S. Ethanol Press Higher while U.S. DDGS Exports Slip](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55570-october-shipments-of-u-s-ethanol-press-higher-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-slip.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-03 | [July U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Maintain a Steady Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17456-july-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-maintain-a-steady-pace.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [U.S. Ethanol And DDGS Exports Start Year Strong - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20275-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-start-year-strong-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2021/12/exports-of-us-ethanol-and-ddgs-brighten-in-october

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