# Summer Ends with Slightly Lower U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS

> U.S. ethanol exports totaled 103.1 million gallons in August, down 12% from July, per government data analyzed by the RFA. Year-to-date exports reached 906.5 million gallons, with Canada and Brazil as the top destinations. Separate USDA data showed August DDGS exports at 0.761 MMT, down 24% month on month.

- Date: 2017-10-05 · published 2017-10-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68447-summer-ends-with-slightly-lower-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker export pace for ethanol and DDGS leaves more product domestically, pressuring DDGS prices and reducing demand for corn used in ethanol production.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-10-10 | [U.S. ethanol, DDGS exports fall slightly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68450-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports-fall-slightly.md) | -0.3% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2024-01-25 | [EIA: Ethanol production down 22%, stocks up slightly, exports up 27% \| Ethanol Producer Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32115-eia-ethanol-production-down-22-stocks-up-slightly-exports-up-27-ethanol.md) | -0.8% | -6.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-13 | [Ethanol stocks continue to grow despite lower production and higher exports  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25566-ethanol-stocks-continue-to-grow-despite-lower-production-and-higher-exports-the.md) | +6.5% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2020-08-05 | [Ethanol production slides lower, supply up modestly - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51615-ethanol-production-slides-lower-supply-up-modestly-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-15 | [U.S. Ethanol Producers Face Market Headwinds, with $1.8 Billion o...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57588-u-s-ethanol-producers-face-market-headwinds-with-1-8-billion-o.md) | +0.5% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/blog/article/2017/10/summer-ends-with-slightly-lower-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs

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