# U.S. exported a record amount of fuel ethanol in 2017 -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

> The EIA reported that the US exported nearly 1.4 billion gallons of fuel ethanol in 2017, a record above the 2011 high of 1.2 billion gallons. Brazil and Canada took more than half of exports, and the US was a net ethanol exporter for an eighth straight year.

- Date: 2018-04-27 · published 2018-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65496-u-s-exported-a-record-amount-of-fuel-ethanol-in-2017-u-s-energy-information
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained record exports underpin domestic corn demand through ethanol and DDGS output, supporting corn and DDGS fundamentals, though the data is backward-looking.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-01 | [U.S. Ethanol Production and Exports Hit Records in 2024, New Data Show](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26055-u-s-ethanol-production-and-exports-hit-records-in-2024-new-data-show.md) | +0.6% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2026-02-24 | [US Ethanol Exports Hit Record High in 2025 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20570-us-ethanol-exports-hit-record-high-in-2025-cz-app.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-17 | [US ethanol production at fresh record high, exports highest in over a year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21504-us-ethanol-production-at-fresh-record-high-exports-highest-in-over-a-year.md) | +1.1% | -3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-08 | [U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2023-02-08 | [RFA Reports Highlight Record Value of Ethanol, Distillers Grains Exports in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37317-rfa-reports-highlight-record-value-of-ethanol-distillers-grains-exports-in-2022.md) | -0.3% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- eia.gov: https://www.eia.gov/TODAYINENERGY/detail.php?id=35972

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