U.S. ethanol exports in marketing year (MY) 2024/2025 reached a record 2.1 billion gallons, valued at more than $4.6 billion, an increase of 23.3 percent from the previous year.
Canada remained the top year-over-year market for U.S. ethanol, purchasing approximately 35.5 percent of all U.S. ethanol exports in MY 2024/2025. U.S. ethanol exports there increased by 16.8 percent to more than 757 million gallons valued at over $1.6 billion.
Ethanol exports to the European Union (EU) jumped 132 percent to make it the second largest export market last year, with the region purchasing 317.17 million gallons.
The United Kingdom (214 million gallons), India (210.5 million gallons) and Colombia (131 million gallons) rounded out the top five in MY 2024/2025. The Philippines nearly doubled its imports of U.S. ethanol to almost 108 million gallons, making it the sixth largest export market.
South Korea (91.2 million gallons), Mexico (81.1 million gallons, a new country record), Peru (61.3 million gallons) and Brazil (41.4 million gallons) made up the rest of the top 10.
“U.S. ethanol producers proved yet again in MY 2024/2025 that they can supply the world’s biofuel needs, with 80 countries importing from the United States and opportunities for expansion continuing to develop in recent months,” said Alicia Koch, U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council director of global ethanol export development.
“Several countries have committed to expanding their biofuel integration in the past year, meaning greater demand for U.S. producers and even more exciting years to come across the industry.”