New Data Details Current U.S. Corn Export Volumes

Tara Desmond
December 17, 2025

Marketing year 2024/25 was a record-setting year for corn exports and ethanol exports, based partly on the work of the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council funded by the IL Corn Marketing Board. Top three markets for corn exports were Mexico, Japan, and Colombia. Top three markets for ethanol exports were Canada, EU, and UK. 

 

Mexico and Canada again prove themselves to be vitally important markets, underscoring the need to expedite a renewal of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement for trade. USMCA entered into force on July 1, 2020, but must be revisited and renewed in 2026.


U.S. farmers send 40 percent of total corn exports to Mexico and 35 percent of total ethanol exports to Canada. A quick review of the "Grain in All Forms" chart - which reflects the quantity of all U.S. corn, sorghum, barley, DDGS, ethanol, and meat product exports into corn equivalents - reveals Mexico, Japan, Colombia, South Korea, and Canada to be the largest customers of corn and corn co-product overseas sales.

 

Dig into this USDA data in a user-friendly format on the U.S. Grains and BioProducts Council website.


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