# US ethanol exports drop in May as sales to Brazil plunge | Essentica

> Essentica reports US ethanol exports fell 43% month-on-month in May to 91.9 million gallons as Brazil shipments dropped 84%. DDGS exports were little changed at 994,006 tonnes, with Turkey overtaking Mexico as the top destination.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64028-us-ethanol-exports-drop-in-may-as-sales-to-brazil-plunge-essentica
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Trade barriers limiting Brazil and China demand reshape US co-product flows, keeping DDGS export demand dependent on Turkey, Mexico and Asia.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- essentica.eu: https://essentica.eu/news/about-the-industry/Zhksport-Zhtanola-iz-ssha-otmetil-snizhen

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