# Ethanol Exports Climb 36% From Last Year

> USDA data released November 4 showed U.S. ethanol exports reached 208.99 million gallons in September 2026, up 36% from a year earlier and valued at $491.22 million. Canada was the largest destination at 93.52 million gallons, and distillers grains exports reached 1.09 million metric tons.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:13:47.632Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81233-ethanol-exports-climb-36-from-last-year
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong ethanol and distillers grains export pull supports plant utilization and co-product demand, which can firm feedstock demand for corn and the DDGS market.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-17 | [U.S. Ethanol And DDGS Exports Start Year Strong - RFD-TV](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20275-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-start-year-strong-rfd-tv.md) | +1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2026-09-07 | [Ethanol Exports Still on Track for Record Year \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17460-ethanol-exports-still-on-track-for-record-year-energy-agwired-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2020-07-13 | [A brighter future for ethanol exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52110-a-brighter-future-for-ethanol-exports.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [December Sees Near-Record Ethanol Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66498-december-sees-near-record-ethanol-exports.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2024-11-05 | [September U.S. Ethanol Exports Climb, DDGS Exports Hold Strong Despite Drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27409-september-u-s-ethanol-exports-climb-ddgs-exports-hold-strong-despite-drop.md) | +1.8% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- wearemainstreet.org: https://wearemainstreet.org/world/us/2026/11/05/us-ethanol-exports-september-2026

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