# January U.S. Ethanol Net Exports and DDGS Shipments Surge

> U.S. ethanol exports hit a fifteen-month high in January, rising 3% to 151.2 million gallons, with Brazil's purchases nearly doubling. Undenatured shipments reached their highest volume since April 2018, while denatured sales fell to a three-month low. DDGS exports also surged in the same period.

- Date: 2020-03-06 · published 2020-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54129-january-u-s-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger DDGS export shipments tighten available feed co-product supply for buyers and support DDGS prices. Ethanol export strength also supports corn demand from the processing side.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Surge Toward 2-Year Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30241-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-05 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19240-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-strengthen.md) | -0.3% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-09-06 | [U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exports Rise in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68951-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports-rise-in-july.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-09-03 | [July U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Maintain a Steady Pace](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17456-july-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-maintain-a-steady-pace.md) | +0.5% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [October Shipments of U.S. Ethanol Press Higher while U.S. DDGS Exports Slip](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55570-october-shipments-of-u-s-ethanol-press-higher-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-slip.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2020/03/january-us-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge

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