# US tops as number one fuel ethanol producer, consumer and exporter | Bioenergy International

> The Renewable Fuels Association reports the U.S. produced 15.8 billion gallons of ethanol in 2019, 54% of global output. U.S. exports fell modestly to about 1.5 billion gallons, with Brazil and Canada still the top destinations. Exports to Brazil declined as inventories and production rose.

- Date: 2020-03-09 · published 2020-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54135-us-tops-as-number-one-fuel-ethanol-producer-consumer-and-exporter-bioenergy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is background on the structure of the ethanol market, with U.S. output and export levels shaping corn demand and DDGS supply. It does not signal a new price-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-12-17 | [Economics, Expectations and Exports \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55576-economics-expectations-and-exports-ethanol-producer-magazine.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2022-05-12 | [Corn, Soybean Production Numbers as Expected in May USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41348-corn-soybean-production-numbers-as-expected-in-may-usda-report.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-06-12 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 5%, stocks up 1%, exports up 2% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29745-eia-ethanol-production-down-5-stocks-up-1-exports-up-2-ethanol-producer-magazine.md) | -0.1% | -7.3% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [USDA: Ethanol Exports Top 120 Million Gallons In September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33158-usda-ethanol-exports-top-120-million-gallons-in-september.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- bioenergyinternational.com: https://bioenergyinternational.com/us-tops-as-number-one-ethanol-producer-consumer-and-exporter/

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