2011 US ethanol exports expected to total 1.11 billion gallons

Ethanol Producer Magazine
By Holly Jessen January 17, 2012
SOURCE: RFA

By the end of 2011, the U.S. ethanol industry will have exported more than twice the amount of ethanol than was exported the year before. Government data released Jan. 13 shows 1.02 billion gallons of U.S. ethanol was exported through November, and when the final numbers are available, total 2011 exports should reach 1.11 billion gallons, according to Geoff Cooper, vice president of research and analysis, who tracks the data for the Renewable Fuels Association.

Nearly half the total ethanol exported in November went to Brazil. Although data on ethanol imports is not yet available, Cooper said anecdotal evidence suggests Brazil is continuing to export its sugarcane ethanol to the U.S., while the U.S. exports corn ethanol to Brazil, referring to this as the ethanol shuffle.

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