# Here's My Top Stock to Buy in December | The Motley Fool

> Japan has decided to begin importing U.S. ethanol, which is reportedly 35% cheaper than Brazilian sugarcane ethanol. U.S. ethanol exports through September were about 1 billion gallons, on track to surpass last year's total.

- Date: 2017-12-12 · published 2017-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67473-here-s-my-top-stock-to-buy-in-december-the-motley-fool
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

New access to Japan adds an export outlet for U.S. corn-based ethanol, supporting corn demand at the margin and reinforcing the ethanol export trend.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-08 | [France: Barley Export Grows In December, But Corn Export Is On The Fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72432-france-barley-export-grows-in-december-but-corn-export-is-on-the-fall.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-11-03 | [China Willing to Buy $20 Billion of U.S. Ag in Year One - The Scoop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14981-china-willing-to-buy-20-billion-of-u-s-ag-in-year-one-the-scoop.md) | +1.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2019-02-21 | [China proposes to buy $30 billion more in U.S. ag products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60475-china-proposes-to-buy-30-billion-more-in-u-s-ag-products.md) | -0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2019-03-08 | [December Global Sales of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Tighten but Sustain Healthy Volumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60069-december-global-sales-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-tighten-but-sustain-healthy.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2018-01-05 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Swell in November, as Brazil is Top Destination and China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66991-u-s-ethanol-exports-swell-in-november-as-brazil-is-top-destination-and-china.md) | -0.4% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- fool.com: https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/12/12/heres-my-top-stock-to-buy-in-december.aspx

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