# USGC sees potential for ethanol exports in industrial uses - Brownfield Ag News

> The US Grains Council is promoting ethanol for industrial uses such as hand sanitizer, windshield washer fluid and cook-stove fuel. CEO Ryan LeGrand said sanitizer demand from Mexico and Korea has helped offset weaker fuel demand.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52112-usgc-sees-potential-for-ethanol-exports-in-industrial-uses-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Industrial ethanol demand partly offsets falling fuel demand, cushioning ethanol plant utilization and corn grind, though the volumes remain small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-12-05 | [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 | 2017-05-16 | [Soybeans up on new export sale - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71066-soybeans-up-on-new-export-sale-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.9% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/usgc-sees-potential-for-ethanol-exports-in-industrial-uses/

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