# US looking to import Latin American corn for ethanol feedstock  : The Daily Digest

> The Renewable Fuels Association CEO told Reuters that U.S. ethanol producers are looking to import Brazilian and Argentine corn because wet Midwest weather has slowed planting and pushed corn to five-year highs. Agroconsult reported talk of trades to both U.S. coasts, though no actual trades were confirmed. Some ethanol output could be idled if the corn supply issue persists.

- Date: 2019-06-18 · published 2019-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58687-us-looking-to-import-latin-american-corn-for-ethanol-feedstock-the-daily-digest
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Potential imports of South American corn would add supply to the U.S. market and partly offset the planting-driven shortfall, while idled ethanol capacity would cut corn and DDGS demand. The net effect depends on how quickly planting recovers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [Ethanol exports fall 38% in February following January’s record high  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47594-ethanol-exports-fall-38-in-february-following-january-s-record-high-the-daily.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |
| CORN | 2022-09-19 | [US Ethanol Exports on Track for One of the Best Years on Record](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39570-us-ethanol-exports-on-track-for-one-of-the-best-years-on-record.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [DDGs exports look to speed up exports to Mexico before trade relationship sours further  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72595-ddgs-exports-look-to-speed-up-exports-to-mexico-before-trade-relationship-sours.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Start to the Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20159-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-start-to-the-year.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Canada, E.U. remain top spots for U.S. ethanol exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1364-canada-e-u-remain-top-spots-for-u-s-ethanol-exports.md) | -0.5% | — |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/us-looking-to-import-latin-american-corn-for-ethanol-feedstock/

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