# New record for U.S. ethanol production and exports in 2018 and an update on Iowa’s ethanol industry

> The Iowa Farm Bureau report says US ethanol exports hit a record 1.72 billion gallons in 2018, up 23.8 percent from 2017, with 10.7 percent of production shipped abroad. Corn crush for fuel ethanol reached over 5.55 billion bushels in 2018, and EPA is expected to finalize year-round E15 rules before summer.

- Date: 2019-03-28 · published 2019-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60116-new-record-for-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-in-2018-and-an-update-on-iowa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol demand and co-product exports support corn demand and underpin corn prices, while E15 approval would add domestic ethanol use.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [Indonesian palm oil exports, production to fall in 2023 - GAPKI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15745-indonesian-palm-oil-exports-production-to-fall-in-2023-gapki.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-12-03 | [Ethanol industry, farm officials support EPA’s decision on RFS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67357-ethanol-industry-farm-officials-support-epa-s-decision-on-rfs.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-25 | [With Strong Industry Margins, Iowa Ethanol Industry Looks for E15 While Pushing Back on EVs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43132-with-strong-industry-margins-iowa-ethanol-industry-looks-for-e15-while-pushing.md) | +2.6% | +7.9% |
| CORN | 2022-01-18 | [China: Focus on Domestic Production, as Soy, Pork Imports Fell in 2021; Corn Imports Hit Record- Meat Production Surges \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14964-china-focus-on-domestic-production-as-soy-pork-imports-fell-in-2021-corn.md) | +2.5% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2024-12-23 | [Govt may reduce reserve sale price for rice for ethanol production - GreenLeaf](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27019-govt-may-reduce-reserve-sale-price-for-rice-for-ethanol-production-greenleaf.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/New-Record-for-US-Ethanol-Production-and-Exports-in-2018-and-an-Update-on-Iowas-Ethanol-Industry

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