In Washington, U.S. ethanol exports moderated in April, slipping 12% to 172.3 million gallons (mg) amid varied shifts across key global markets and settling 8% below year-ago levels. Canada remained the top destination despite a 15% drop to 54.9 mg, representing nearly three-quarters of April’s denatured ethanol sales. Exports to the European Union surged 62% to 34.3 mg, driven almost entirely by the Netherlands. India imported 20.1 mg, a 7% increase, while exports to South Korea rose 8% to an 11-month high of 12.7 mg. Ten additional markets accounted for the remainder of April’s exports, with notable shipments to the United Kingdom (10.6 mg, down 65%), Brazil (7.9 mg, up 13%), Colombia (7.7 mg, down 28%), Mexico (6.3 mg, up 8%), and Peru (5.2 mg, down 6%). The Philippines, which imported 10.8 mg in March, was notably absent in April. Year-to-date U.S. ethanol exports reached 704.9 mg, marking a 10% increase over the same period last year.
The U.S. imported a modest 42,417 gallons of undenatured fuel ethanol from Canada in April. Cumulative imports for the first four months of 2025 totaled just 3.4 mg—2.0 mg ahead of last year’s pace.
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