# New RFA Report Confirms Record Ethanol Exports of 1.37 Billion Gallons in 2017

> U.S. ethanol exports set a record of 1.37 billion gallons in 2017, up 17 percent, shipped to more than 60 countries. Brazil took 33 percent, while exports to China plunged nearly 90 percent after new tariffs.

- Date: 2018-02-06 · published 2018-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66500-new-rfa-report-confirms-record-ethanol-exports-of-1-37-billion-gallons-in-2017
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record ethanol shipments add to corn grind demand, while the loss of China as a market shows how tariffs can quickly redirect biofuel trade.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2026-04-24 | [Are US ethanol exports hitting record highs in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19710-are-us-ethanol-exports-hitting-record-highs-in-2026.md) | +1.2% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-08-07 | [Ethanol production dips, exports highest on record - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28757-ethanol-production-dips-exports-highest-on-record-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [December Sees Near-Record Ethanol Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66498-december-sees-near-record-ethanol-exports.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-07 | [US ethanol exports rise to 218 million gallons in March, distillers grains shipments also climb - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19349-us-ethanol-exports-rise-to-218-million-gallons-in-march-distillers-grains.md) | +3.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2018/02/new-rfa-report-confirms-record-ethanol-exports-1-37-billion-gallons-2017

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