# Bioethanol in Argentina: an industry that produces more, exports at record levels and seeks to expand its market

> Argentina’s bioethanol exports reached 130,000 cubic meters in 2025, up 55% year over year and the highest level since ethanol was blended into gasoline in 2006. Domestic sales totaled 1.181 million cubic meters, while installed capacity is estimated at 1.45 million cubic meters annually, leaving about 25% of capacity idle amid stagnant domestic demand.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:16:50.204Z
- Category: trade · region Argentina · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89948-bioethanol-in-argentina-an-industry-that-produces-more-exports-at-record-levels
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growing ethanol exports and production link Argentine corn and sugarcane demand more closely to the biofuel market. The reported idle capacity suggests room to increase output, but feedstock demand depends on whether export and domestic markets absorb that capacity.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-22 | [U.S. fuel ethanol exports on track to set record, driving more domestic production -
		U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22396-u-s-fuel-ethanol-exports-on-track-to-set-record-driving-more-domestic.md) | +2.0% | +4.9% |
| 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 | 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 | 2018-09-24 | [Council Promotion Efforts Lead To Expansion In U.S. Ethanol Exports - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63022-council-promotion-efforts-lead-to-expansion-in-u-s-ethanol-exports-u-s-grains.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Surging ethanol exports are helping to support corn market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73854-surging-ethanol-exports-are-helping-to-support-corn-market.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- dataportuaria.com: https://dataportuaria.com/es/argentina/biocombustible/bioetanol-en-argentina-una-industria-que-produce-mas-exporta-a-niveles-record-y-busca-ampliar-su-mercado

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