# Ethanol Exports Swell in May, as Shipments to Brazil and Canada Surge - Renewable Fuels Association

> U.S. ethanol exports hit a record 119.2 million gallons in May 2017, up 37% from April and 75% above a year earlier, with Brazil and Canada taking 80% of the volume. DDGS exports reached 742,043 metric tons in May, down 15% from April.

- Date: 2017-07-06 · published 2017-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69960-ethanol-exports-swell-in-may-as-shipments-to-brazil-and-canada-surge-renewable
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol export demand supports corn use and ethanol plant throughput, while the monthly drop in DDGS exports tightens available co-product supply for feed buyers. Export flows sustain demand for U.S. DDGS in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2017-03-07 | [Record Upsurge in U.S. Ethanol Heading to Brazil Dominates January Trade Picture; Distillers Grains Exports Building - Renewable Fuels Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71985-record-upsurge-in-u-s-ethanol-heading-to-brazil-dominates-january-trade-picture.md) | -2.2% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-05-15 | [US, Brazil see jump in ethanol exports as consumers seek to boost fuel supplies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19247-us-brazil-see-jump-in-ethanol-exports-as-consumers-seek-to-boost-fuel-supplies.md) | +1.2% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2020-03-06 | [January U.S. Ethanol Net Exports and DDGS Shipments Surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54129-january-u-s-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-08-17 | [Brazil ships DDGS to Vietnam, exports rise as corn ethanol production booms - DatamarNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40035-brazil-ships-ddgs-to-vietnam-exports-rise-as-corn-ethanol-production-booms.md) | +0.3% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- dc59742088.nxcli.net: https://dc59742088.nxcli.net/2017/07/ethanol-exports-swell-in-may-as-shipments-to-brazil-and-canada-surge/

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