More than 1 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol have been exported in the past six months 

U.S. ethanol exports have crossed the one-billion-gallon threshold halfway through Marketing Year (MY) 2024-2025, a 27 percent increase from the same period in MY 2023-2024, according to new information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

The sharp rise in ethanol sales contributed to an 11 percent increase in U.S. grains in all forms (GIAF) exports compared to last year’s data. 

“Passing one billion gallons in ethanol exports just six months into MY 2024/2025 is a testament to the quality and versatility of U.S. ethanol,” said Alicia Koch, U.S. Grains Council (USGC) director of global ethanol export development. 

“It’s a sign the U.S. ethanol industry is ready and willing to handle increased global demand and the Council is effectively implementing its international marketing strategies to generate interest in biofuels across consumers and policymakers around the world.” 

Canada is maintaining its place as the top importer of U.S. ethanol, purchasing 19 million more gallons than at this point in the last marketing year, and the European Union is showing strong appetite for U.S. ethanol by importing 78 million additional gallons. 

“Building new demand is a pillar of the Council’s commitment to U.S. producers because of the financial benefits derived from diversified markets for U.S. ethanol,” Koch said. 

To view more statistics on ethanol exports for MY 2024-2025, visit the Feed Grains In All Forms portal at grains.org. 

Indiana Value of Trade: 2023 Report 

Exports of grain and grain products added $3.14 billion in value to the Indiana economy in 2023, according to a ComplEat Analytics study commissioned by the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers Association. 

Indiana contributed $946.2 million in corn export value along with $302.9 million in ethanol export value and $272.7 million in ethanol co-products export value. Corn, ethanol and co-products created $1.52 billion total in export value. Indiana growers contributed a total of $1.71 million for all grain and grain products exported to the global market in 2023. 

“When I started farming in 1974, we raised 371 million bushels of corn in Indiana. In 2024, we raised 1.1 billion bushels of corn,” said Indiana Corn Marketing Council President Tim Gauck, a farmer from Greensburg, Ind. “We do a good job of producing corn here. The corn checkoff and its partners like the U.S. Grains Council are working to find new markets for that corn.” 

Indiana producers of corn, ethanol, ethanol co-products and corn equivalent of meat contributed to $1.2 billion in gross state product and 3.14 billion in overall output to the state economy. This contributed to 12,207 jobs for the state. 

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