# U.S. Ethanol Recorded Fifth-Highest Export Year - 2021 Year in Review

> U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.31 billion gallons in the 2020/21 marketing year, the fifth-highest on record and down 8% from the prior year. Canada remained the top market, with India second and South Korea third.

- Date: 2021-03-10 · published 2021-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48097-u-s-ethanol-recorded-fifth-highest-export-year-2021-year-in-review
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Export volumes that are down year on year signal softer ethanol demand, with limited direct effect on feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-10 | [Corn Exports To China At Record Highs - 2021 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46953-corn-exports-to-china-at-record-highs-2021-year-in-review.md) | -6.8% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-02-05 | [2024 U.S. Ethanol Exports Smash Record, DDGS Second-Highest Ever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26039-2024-u-s-ethanol-exports-smash-record-ddgs-second-highest-ever.md) | +0.4% | -7.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-24 | [Are US ethanol exports hitting record highs in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19710-are-us-ethanol-exports-hitting-record-highs-in-2026.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [U.S. Corn Exports To China Boom - 2020 Year in Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48473-u-s-corn-exports-to-china-boom-2020-year-in-review.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2018-04-05 | [Reinvigorated U.S. Ethanol Export Market Vaults to New Record High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65488-reinvigorated-u-s-ethanol-export-market-vaults-to-new-record-high.md) | +1.1% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/2021-annual-report/panels/u-s-ethanol-recorded-fifth-highest-export-year/

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