# U.S. Ethanol Exports Slow to Five-Month Low Following Surge in January; U.S. DDGS Exports Shift Lower

> U.S. ethanol exports fell 38% in February 2021 to 101.7 million gallons after a record January, with South Korea becoming the top market. U.S. DDGS exports dropped 15% month on month to 779,324 metric tons, with Mexico at a five-month low.

- Date: 2021-04-07 · published 2021-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47592-u-s-ethanol-exports-slow-to-five-month-low-following-surge-in-january-u-s-ddgs
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower DDGS export volumes mean more co-product supply stays in the domestic feed market, a modest bearish pressure on DDGS prices and a small drag on corn-based ethanol co-product demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-03 | [February U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Adjust to Market Shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25104-february-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-adjust-to-market-shifts.md) | +2.2% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [June a Robust Month for U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17899-june-a-robust-month-for-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [Ethanol exports fall 38% in February following January’s record high  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47594-ethanol-exports-fall-38-in-february-following-january-s-record-high-the-daily.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2023-08-08 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Incrementally Lower in June](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34549-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-incrementally-lower-in-june.md) | -1.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-07-03 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strong in May](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29244-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strong-in-may.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2021/04/us-ethanol-exports-slow-to-five-month-low-following-surge-in-january-us-ddgs-exports-shift-lower

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