# October Shipments of U.S. Ethanol Press Higher while U.S. DDGS Exports Slip

> U.S. ethanol exports rose 13% in October to 112.8 million gallons, led by strong shipments to India and midsized buyers. Brazil shipments fell 33% to a five-month low as Brazil's tariff-rate quota limited duty-free volumes, while U.S. DDGS exports slipped.

- Date: 2019-12-05 · published 2019-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55570-october-shipments-of-u-s-ethanol-press-higher-while-u-s-ddgs-exports-slip
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger ethanol export demand supports ethanol margins and corn grind, but weaker DDGS exports reduce a feed co-product outlet, pressuring DDGS prices relative to corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-07 | [Exports of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Brighten in October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43604-exports-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-brighten-in-october.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2020-10-06 | [August U.S. Ethanol Export Sales Shift Sharply Higher while U.S. DDGS Sales Moderate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50653-august-u-s-ethanol-export-sales-shift-sharply-higher-while-u-s-ddgs-sales.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2020-03-06 | [January U.S. Ethanol Net Exports and DDGS Shipments Surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54129-january-u-s-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2026-01-30 | [November U.S. Ethanol Exports Were Second Highest on Record, DDGS Shipments Declined - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21059-november-u-s-ethanol-exports-were-second-highest-on-record-ddgs-shipments.md) | +0.7% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-06 | [November U.S. Ethanol Exports Leapt to Ten-Month High while U.S. DDGS Exports Moderated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43128-november-u-s-ethanol-exports-leapt-to-ten-month-high-while-u-s-ddgs-exports.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2019/12/october-shipments-of-us-ethanol-press-higher-while-us-ddgs-exports-slip

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