# Reinvigorated U.S. Ethanol Export Market Vaults to New Record High

> U.S. ethanol exports hit a record 218.7 million gallons in February, up 148% from January and about 50 million gallons above the prior record. Brazil was the top destination at 103.2 million gallons, and China rose to a 22-month high of 33.1 million gallons before a new additional 15% Chinese tariff was imposed.

- Date: 2018-04-05 · published 2018-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65488-reinvigorated-u-s-ethanol-export-market-vaults-to-new-record-high
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Record export flows support ethanol demand and corn usage, but China's added tariff likely halts near-term shipments there, weighing on the export outlook for corn-based ethanol and its co-product DDGS.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-05-09 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol & Distillers Grains Reinvigorated in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59106-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-reinvigorated-in-march.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [U.S. corn exports to Mexico hit record high - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27401-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-hit-record-high-cultivar-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Surging ethanol exports are helping to support corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73854-surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2024-09-05 | [Ethanol Exports Record High, DDGS Exports Up \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28308-ethanol-exports-record-high-ddgs-exports-up-energy-agwired-com.md) | -2.1% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-01-06 | [November U.S. Ethanol Exports Leapt to Ten-Month High while U.S. DDGS Exports Moderated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43128-november-u-s-ethanol-exports-leapt-to-ten-month-high-while-u-s-ddgs-exports.md) | +2.0% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/trade-monitor/article/2018/04/reinvigorated-us-ethanol-export-market-vaults-to-new-record-high

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