# January U.S. Ethanol Exports Strong, Distillers Grains Exports Subside

> U.S. ethanol exports totaled 127.9 million gallons in January, down 8.5 percent from December but up from January 2018. Brazil was the top customer at 38.5 million gallons, with India more than doubling its purchases. Distillers grains exports eased in the same period.

- Date: 2019-03-27 · published 2019-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60071-january-u-s-ethanol-exports-strong-distillers-grains-exports-subside
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Steady ethanol export flows support corn demand from processors, while the slowdown in distillers grains exports adds to domestic DDGS supply and could pressure co-product prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-04-04 | [U.S. Ethanol and Distillers Grains Exports Jump in February](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71497-u-s-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-exports-jump-in-february.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-05-09 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol & Distillers Grains Reinvigorated in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59106-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-reinvigorated-in-march.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-07 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Rose Further in April, as Distillers Grains Exports Moderated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58595-u-s-ethanol-exports-rose-further-in-april-as-distillers-grains-exports-moderated.md) | +3.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-06 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24661-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-gains.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2019/03/january-us-ethanol-exports-strong-distillers-grains-exports-subside

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