# Burgeoning U.S. Ethanol Exports Third Highest on Record; Global Demand for U.S. DDGS Remains Strong

> U.S. ethanol exports reached 175.4 million gallons in October, nearly double September and the third-highest monthly total on record. Brazil became the top U.S. customer, and DDGS demand remained strong.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61562-burgeoning-u-s-ethanol-exports-third-highest-on-record-global-demand-for-u-s
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol export demand supports ethanol plant operating rates, which in turn sustain DDGS and corn demand. The effect on prices is modest because the flows are a single month's data.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-05 | [2024 U.S. Ethanol Exports Smash Record, DDGS Second-Highest Ever](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26039-2024-u-s-ethanol-exports-smash-record-ddgs-second-highest-ever.md) | +0.4% | -7.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-03-17 | [U.S. Ethanol And DDGS Exports Start Year Strong - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20275-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-start-year-strong-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-06 | [June Marks Another Strong Month for U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28755-june-marks-another-strong-month-for-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2018/12/burgeoning-us-ethanol-exports-third-highest-on-record-global-demand-for-us-ddgs-remains-strong

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