# August U.S. Ethanol Export Market Lively Despite Brazil’s Disappearance; DDGS Exports Closing in on 3-Year High

> U.S. ethanol exports totaled 119.5 million gallons in August 2018, up 15% from July, according to government data analyzed by the RFA. Canada remained the top customer, while the Netherlands and UAE made large purchases, and year-to-date exports reached 1.15 billion gallons. DDGS exports were closing in on a three-year high.

- Date: 2018-10-12 · published 2018-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62532-august-u-s-ethanol-export-market-lively-despite-brazil-s-disappearance-ddgs
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Robust export demand for ethanol and DDGS supports feed co-product prices and underpins corn use, though Canada's pullback is a watch point.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-05 | [U.S. Ethanol Export Market Lively Despite Brazil’s Disappearance; DDGS Exports Closing in on 3-Year High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62534-u-s-ethanol-export-market-lively-despite-brazil-s-disappearance-ddgs-exports.md) | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Surge Toward 2-Year Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30241-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2026-10-06 | [August a big month for U.S. ethanol, DDGS exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/539-august-a-big-month-for-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports.md) | -3.0% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Swell in November, as Brazil is Top Destination and China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66991-u-s-ethanol-exports-swell-in-november-as-brazil-is-top-destination-and-china.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-10-06 | [August U.S. Ethanol Export Sales Shift Sharply Higher while U.S. DDGS Sales Moderate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50653-august-u-s-ethanol-export-sales-shift-sharply-higher-while-u-s-ddgs-sales.md) | +2.6% | +6.8% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2018/10/august-us-ethanol-export-market-lively-despite-brazils-disappearance-ddgs-exports-closing-in-on-3-year-high

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