On Tuesday February 9th, the Renewable Fuels Association released a report on export of ethanol and dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) in 2020. A total of 1.33 billion gallons of ethanol was exported representing ten percent of nation production generating revenue of $2.33 billion. Ethanol was shipped to 19 nations with Canada the largest importer receiving 25 percent of the export total followed by Brazil and India. In 2020, the U.S. imported 200 million gallons of ethanol.
During 2020, the ethanol industry exported 10.96 million metric tons of DDGS representing 38 percent of production generating revenue of $233 billion. Mexico was the largest importer with 16 percent of the export volume.