# Council Promotion Programs Spur Record U.S. Ethanol Exports To South Korea And India - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> U.S. ethanol exports for industrial use hit records in 2017/18 and are on pace for another record in 2018/19. Exports to India rose 37% to $243 million for the first eight months of the marketing year, and South Korea exports are tracking 24% higher.

- Date: 2019-07-24 · published 2019-07-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58103-council-promotion-programs-spur-record-u-s-ethanol-exports-to-south-korea-and
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing export demand for U.S. ethanol supports ethanol prices and plant margins, which indirectly supports corn demand, though the impact is limited.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Council Promotion Efforts Lead To Expansion In U.S. Ethanol Exports - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63022-council-promotion-efforts-lead-to-expansion-in-u-s-ethanol-exports-u-s-grains.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-22 | [Council Programming Supporting Strong Growth In U.S. Ethanol Exports - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48636-council-programming-supporting-strong-growth-in-u-s-ethanol-exports-u-s-grains.md) | +1.6% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [U.S. Delegation Visits India To Search For New Outlets For U.S. Ethanol - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33157-u-s-delegation-visits-india-to-search-for-new-outlets-for-u-s-ethanol-u-s.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2026-04-10 | [Chart Of Note: MY 2025/2026 U.S. Ethanol Exports Reach One Billion Gallon Mark, On Pace to Surpass Last Year’s Record - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19709-chart-of-note-my-2025-2026-u-s-ethanol-exports-reach-one-billion-gallon-mark-on.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-09 | [Council Offers U.S. Corn, DDGS Production Updates At Market Outlook Conference In Korea - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33272-council-offers-u-s-corn-ddgs-production-updates-at-market-outlook-conference-in.md) | -1.5% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/council-promotion-programs-spur-record-u-s-ethanol-exports-to-south-korea-and-india/

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