# U.S. Ethanol and Distillers Grains Exports Jump in February

> U.S. ethanol exports reached 138.0 million gallons in February, the third-highest monthly volume on record, with Brazil taking over a third. Year-to-date exports are up nearly 70% from a year earlier, and India's purchases nearly doubled from January.

- Date: 2017-04-04 · published 2017-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71497-u-s-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-exports-jump-in-february
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol export demand supports corn grind and ethanol margins, which indirectly supports corn and DDGS. Continued strong export pace helps offset weak DDGS demand from China.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-27 | [January U.S. Ethanol Exports Strong, Distillers Grains Exports Subside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60071-january-u-s-ethanol-exports-strong-distillers-grains-exports-subside.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-05-09 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol & Distillers Grains Reinvigorated in March](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59106-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-reinvigorated-in-march.md) | +2.3% | +9.3% |
| CORN | 2019-06-07 | [U.S. Ethanol Exports Rose Further in April, as Distillers Grains Exports Moderated](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58595-u-s-ethanol-exports-rose-further-in-april-as-distillers-grains-exports-moderated.md) | +3.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-09-06 | [U.S. Ethanol, DDGS Exports Rise in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68951-u-s-ethanol-ddgs-exports-rise-in-july.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-05-06 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24661-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-gains.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- ethanolrfa.org: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/blog/article/2017/04/u-s-ethanol-and-distillers-grains-exports-jump-in-february

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