# Higher Ethanol Production Could Use More Exports | News Dakota

> Higher ethanol production could meet more export demand, according to a Reuters-based report, with output near record highs and profit margins surging. Ethanol shipments over the first eight months of 2021 fell 10% year on year to 796 million gallons, the lowest in five years.

- Date: 2021-11-01 · published 2021-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44046-higher-ethanol-production-could-use-more-exports-news-dakota
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Weak export demand from Brazil and China leaves potential stockpile buildup, which could cap ethanol prices and reduce the pace of corn grind growth.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-07 | [September ethanol exports hit multi-month high - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33163-september-ethanol-exports-hit-multi-month-high-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.8% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-12-05 | [Ethanol exports down on month, holding record pace - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26948-ethanol-exports-down-on-month-holding-record-pace-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.3% | +5.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-04 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Rebound on Near-Record Shipments to China; U.S. DDGS Exports Also Higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47076-u-s-ethanol-exports-rebound-on-near-record-shipments-to-china-u-s-ddgs-exports.md) | +1.5% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2022-05-04 | [RFA: ethanol exports drop during March - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41401-rfa-ethanol-exports-drop-during-march-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.7% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-04 | [Ethanol exports down, DDGS up in February - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30725-ethanol-exports-down-ddgs-up-in-february-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- newsdakota.com: https://www.newsdakota.com/2021/11/01/higher-ethanol-production-could-use-more-exports/

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