U.S. ethanol exports jumped to 211.3 million gallons in November, up 14% from October, driven by strong overseas demand, according to the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
It was only the second time that monthly exports crossed the 200-million-gallon mark, with the previous high seen in March 2018. The increase was supported by record shipments of both fuel ethanol and industrial ethanol.
Canada remained the largest buyer of U.S. ethanol, even though shipments to the country fell 14% to 77.7 million gallons. Higher exports to other major markets more than offset the decline. Shipments to the European Union, mainly to the Netherlands, increased 7% to 45.6 million gallons. Exports to India quadrupled to 31.8 million gallons, stated RFA.
Exports to the United Kingdom jumped 30% to 17.1 million gallons, while shipments to Colombia surged 84% to 12.9 million gallons.
India prohibits ethanol import under EBP programme to meet blending target but it imports ethanol for industrial purpose. US export to India consists almost entirely of undenatured industrial ethanol
Other leading destinations included Nigeria at 6.6 million gallons, compared with none in October, Peru at 6.1 million gallons, rising seven times, and the Philippines at 5.3 million gallons, nearly tripling from the previous month. Exports to South Korea fell sharply by 70% to 2.8 million gallons, while shipments to Mexico declined 67% to 2.5 million gallons.
From January through November, U.S. ethanol exports totaled 1.96 billion gallons, already exceeding the full-year record set in 2024 and standing 13% higher than the same period last year.
