# Ethanol, DDGS exports stay ahead of year ago pace

> U.S. ethanol exports in September were 209 million gallons, down 1% from August, with Canada taking a record 93.5 million gallons. DDGS exports fell 16% month on month to 1.09 million tons, mainly going to Mexico, Indonesia and South Korea.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T15:06:24.604Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81896-ethanol-ddgs-exports-stay-ahead-of-year-ago-pace
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Year-to-date ethanol exports are 14% above the 2025 record pace and DDGS exports are 12% higher, supporting demand for U.S. DDGS as a feed ingredient and firm co-product pricing.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-07 | [Pace of U.S. Ethanol Sales Slows at Year End while DDGS Exports Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37318-pace-of-u-s-ethanol-sales-slows-at-year-end-while-ddgs-exports-rally.md) | -0.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2024-02-07 | [Pace of U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Sales Accelerates at Year-End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31666-pace-of-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-sales-accelerates-at-year-end.md) | -1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-08 | [Global U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Export Pace Slows at Year End](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42705-global-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-export-pace-slows-at-year-end.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2022-09-07 | [U.S. Exports of Ethanol and DDGS Pick Up the Pace in July](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39564-u-s-exports-of-ethanol-and-ddgs-pick-up-the-pace-in-july.md) | +3.3% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-12 | [U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Post Strong Start to the Year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20159-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-post-strong-start-to-the-year.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/ethanol-ddgs-exports-stay-ahead-of-year-ago-pace/

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