# Council Promotion Efforts Lead To Expansion In U.S. Ethanol Exports - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> The U.S. Grains Council said its promotion programs helped set a record of nearly 1.4 billion gallons of ethanol exports in marketing year 2016/17, valued at $2.37 billion. The U.S. share of global ethanol exports rose to nearly 65% in 2017 from 50% in 2016.

- Date: 2018-09-24 · published 2018-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63022-council-promotion-efforts-lead-to-expansion-in-u-s-ethanol-exports-u-s-grains
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Record export demand for US ethanol supports corn and sorghum demand and the DDGS co-product supply chain. This is a retrospective figure rather than a new market shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-06-07 | [Chart Of Note: GIAF Exports To FTA Partners Stay Strong In 2017/2018 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64527-chart-of-note-giaf-exports-to-fta-partners-stay-strong-in-2017-2018-u-s-grains.md) | -1.2% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2018-12-12 | [DDGS, Grains Sales Top $400 Million At 2018 Export Exchange - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61676-ddgs-grains-sales-top-400-million-at-2018-export-exchange-u-s-grains-and.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-09 | [U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council partnership boosts non-GMO white corn exports to Mexico \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19672-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council-partnership-boosts-non-gmo-white-corn.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [Mexico GM Corn Ban Dispute Ends In Win For U.S. Corn Exporters - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26961-mexico-gm-corn-ban-dispute-ends-in-win-for-u-s-corn-exporters-u-s-grains-and.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2026-04-10 | [Chart Of Note: MY 2025/2026 U.S. Ethanol Exports Reach One Billion Gallon Mark, On Pace to Surpass Last Year’s Record - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19709-chart-of-note-my-2025-2026-u-s-ethanol-exports-reach-one-billion-gallon-mark-on.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/success_story/council-promotion-efforts-lead-to-expansion-in-u-s-ethanol-exports/

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