DTN Weekly DDG Price Falls Lower on Average
DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is down $6 on average versus one week ago.
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) — The DTN price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended April 25 was down $6 on average versus one week ago at $170 per ton. DDG prices were pushed much lower than in recent weeks from most of the prices collected, despite a slowdown in production. Cheaper soybean meal prices added pressure but strength in the corn market didn’t seem to matter. The DTN National Average Corn Index was up 16 cents versus one week ago.
The Energy Information Administration on Wednesday reported overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 954,000 bpd in the week ended April 19, the Energy Information Administration reports, down 29,000 bpd week-on-week and 13,000 bpd, or 1.4% lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.017 million bpd was 29,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 903,000 bpd, down 21,000 bpd week-on-week and 13,000 bpd, or 1.4% lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 965,000 bpd was 26,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended April 25 was 1.08%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 49.43 and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.30 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $7.24.
*All prices are subject to confirmation.
| ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION | CURRENT | PREVIOUS | CHANGE | ||
| COMPANY | STATE | 4/25/2024 | 4/18/2024 | ||
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $175 | $180 | -$5 | |
| Wet | $87 | $90 | -$3 | ||
| Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493) | |||||
| Dry | $170 | $185 | -$15 | ||
| Wet | $75 | $80 | -$5 | ||
| CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $150 | $145 | $5 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $155 | $155 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $160 | $165 | -$5 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $150 | $155 | -$5 | |
| New York | Dry | $190 | $195 | -$5 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $155 | $160 | -$5 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $185 | $195 | -$10 | |
| Iowa Subject | Dry | $170 | $175 | -$5 | |
| Michigan Subject | Dry | $185 | $195 | -$10 | |
| Minnesota Subject | Dry | $160 | $165 | -$5 | |
| Missouri | Dry | $195 | $195 | $0 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $186 | $190 | -$5 | |
| South Dakota Subj. | Dry | $180 | $185 | -$5 | |
| Nebraska Subject | Dry | $185 | $190 | -$5 | |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $190 | $185 | $5 | |
| Wet | $55 | $55 | $0 | ||
| Illinois SOLD OUT | Dry | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $190 | $185 | $5 | |
| Wet | $55 | $55 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $170 | $185 | -$15 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $170 | $180 | -$10 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $170 | $180 | -$10 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $145 | $165 | -$20 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $160 | $165 | -$5 | |
| New York | Dry | $225 | $260 | -$35 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $160 | $170 | -$10 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $175 | $180 | -$5 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $155 | $165 | -$10 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $165 | $175 | -$10 | |
| Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269 | |||||
| Dry | $165 | $175 | -$10 | ||
| Western Kansas | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $210 | $230 | -$20 | |
| Wet | $74 | $74 | $0 | ||
| Western Milling | |||||
| California | Dry | $260 | $260 | $0 | |
| **Weekly Average: | $170 | $176 | -$6 | ||
| (Prices listed per ton) | |||||
| **The weekly average prices above reflect only those companies DTN | |||||
| collects spot prices from. States include: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, | |||||
| Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, | |||||
| Wisconsin and Indiana. Prices for Pennsylvania, New York and | |||||
| California are not included in the averages. | |||||
| VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL | |||
| Settlement Price: | Quote Date | Bushel | Short Ton |
| Corn | 4/25/2024 | $4.4100 | $157.5000 |
| Soybean Meal | 4/25/2024 | $343.90 | |
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | 4/25/2024 | $170.00 | |
| DDG Value Relative to: | 4/25 | 4/18 | |
| Corn | 1.08% | 1.13% | |
| Soybean Meal | 49.03% | 48.84% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | |||
| DDG | $6.30 | $7.19 | |
| Soybean Meal | $7.24 | $8.36 | |
| Notes: | |||
| Corn and soybean prices taken from DTN Market Quotes. DDG price | |||
| represents the average spot price from Midwest companies | |||
| collected on Thursday afternoons. Soybean meal cost per unit | |||
| of protein is cost per ton divided by 47.5. DDG cost per unit | |||
| of protein is cost per ton divided by 27. | |||
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