US ethanol exports surged to 188.8 million gallons (mg) in August, rising 15% above July and running 24% ahead of year-ago levels.
Momentum was driven by record shipments to Canada and the European Union, which together absorbed nearly two-thirds of total volumes.
Canada climbed 11% to 74.4 mg, remaining the top destination and capturing 73% of all denatured fuel ethanol sold, while exports to the European Union jumped 65% to 47.6 mg — almost entirely routed through the Netherlands, the principal destination for undenatured fuel ethanol.
Beyond these markets, trade flows shifted sharply: Colombia rose 43% to 14.1 mg, becoming the second-largest buyer of denatured product; India rebounded from 0.5 mg to 13.6 mg; the United Kingdom fell 50% to 10.6 mg; the Philippines eased 16% to 8.0 mg; Mexico increased 35% to 6.7 mg; Jamaica surged ninefold to 4.4 mg; South Korea remained nearly steady at 3.8 mg; and Peru dropped 56% to 3.7 mg.
Brazil was notably absent from the market after taking 9.2 mg in July. Year-to-date US ethanol exports reached 1.42 billion gallons, tracking 16% above the same period in 2024.
The US did not record any imports of foreign ethanol in August. Total imports for the first half of the year stand at 3.5 mg.
US exports of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), the animal feed co-product generated by dry-mill ethanol plants, rose 10% to 1.17 million metric tons (mt), marking multi-month highs across major destinations and record shipments to Colombia, Honduras, and New Zealand.
Mexico, the largest buyer, increased purchases by 13% to 206,787 mt; South Korea decreased 8% to 145,014 mt; Vietnam rose 9% to 120,743 mt; and Colombia grew 9% to 101,207 mt, with these four markets together accounting for half of all exports.
Other notable markets included Indonesia, up 20% to 70,520 mt; New Zealand, rising from zero to 69,867 mt; and Canada, up 10% to 69,137 mt. Year-to-date DDGS exports totalled 7.64 million mt, trailing last year’s pace by 4%.
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