# Surging ethanol exports are helping to support corn market

> Iowa Farm Bureau reports that rising US ethanol export sales are increasing demand for corn and supporting a struggling corn market. The export promotion effort is ongoing and sales are rising to destinations worldwide.

- Date: 2016-11-01 · published 2016-11-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73854-surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher ethanol export demand adds to corn usage, providing modest support to corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [September Ethanol Exports Balloon as China Returns to Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73853-september-ethanol-exports-balloon-as-china-returns-to-market.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2018-06-11 | [Corn, ethanol exports on pace to top estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64528-corn-ethanol-exports-on-pace-to-top-estimates.md) | -3.5% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2018-04-05 | [Reinvigorated U.S. Ethanol Export Market Vaults to New Record High](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65488-reinvigorated-u-s-ethanol-export-market-vaults-to-new-record-high.md) | +1.1% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Surge Toward 2-Year Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30241-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market

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