# Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol Lose Momentum in May while U.S. DDGS Exports Post Big Gains

> US ethanol exports fell 38% in May to 70.4 million gallons, the lowest monthly volume in a year. US DDGS exports rose 21% in May to over 1 million metric tons, with Mexico taking a quarter of shipments.

- Date: 2021-07-02 · published 2021-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46036-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-lose-momentum-in-may-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-post
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong DDGS export demand, especially from Mexico, tightens feed co-product supply and supports DDGS prices, while weaker ethanol exports reduce demand for corn used in ethanol.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-03 | [Sales of U.S. Ethanol Lose Momentum in July while U.S. DDGS Exports Post Big Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51116-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-lose-momentum-in-july-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-post-big-gains.md) | +0.1% | +7.8% |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Gain Momentum in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34080-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-gain-momentum-in-july.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2023-07-06 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol Ebbed while DDGS Rallied in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35031-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-ebbed-while-ddgs-rallied-in-may.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2020-02-05 | [December Global U.S. Ethanol Sales were Invigorated while DDGS Exports Subsided](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54600-december-global-u-s-ethanol-sales-were-invigorated-while-ddgs-exports-subsided.md) | -1.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-12-04 | [October U.S. Ethanol Global Sales Burst Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels while U.S. DDGS Exports Moderate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49638-october-u-s-ethanol-global-sales-burst-back-to-pre-pandemic-levels-while-u-s.md) | -0.7% | +7.1% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2021/07/global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-lose-momentum-in-may-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-post-big-gains

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