# U.S. ethanol exports fell for the first time in four years in 2019 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> The US Energy Information Administration reports that US fuel ethanol exports fell 14% in 2019 to 96,000 barrels per day, the first annual drop since 2015. Brazil and Canada, the largest markets, reduced their imports, though the number of export destinations rose to 39.

- Date: 2020-05-01 · published 2020-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53120-u-s-ethanol-exports-fell-for-the-first-time-in-four-years-in-2019-u-s-energy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export volumes to key markets such as Brazil reduce demand for US ethanol and its co-products, a mildly bearish factor for corn and DDGS, though this is a historical data release.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-14 | [In 2020, U.S. exports of fuel ethanol fell for the second consecutive year -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47081-in-2020-u-s-exports-of-fuel-ethanol-fell-for-the-second-consecutive-year-u-s.md) | -3.9% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-02-12 | [Another Strong Year for Ethanol Production Profits in 2023 - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31664-another-strong-year-for-ethanol-production-profits-in-2023-farmdoc-daily.md) | -1.8% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2020-06-18 | [Excess Capacity, Export Competition Will Force U.S. Ethanol Industry to Transform \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52622-excess-capacity-export-competition-will-force-u-s-ethanol-industry-to-transform.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2024-07-08 | [Assessing the U.S. Climate in June 2024 \| News \| National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13168-assessing-the-u-s-climate-in-june-2024-news-national-centers-for-environmental.md) | -1.2% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-07 | [USDA Maintains Forecast for FY 2023 Ethanol Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35475-usda-maintains-forecast-for-fy-2023-ethanol-exports.md) | +3.6% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TodayinEnergy/detail.php?id=43575

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