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DTN Weekly DDG Price Slightly Higher on Average
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The average DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended July 8 was $153 per ton on average, up $1 on average versus two weeks ago. Prices were mixed overall with demand slowing in the summer, especially due to the extreme heat as cattle tend to eat less.
DDG prices were slightly higher on average for the week as the cash corn price was higher versus two weeks ago. The DTN National Average Corn Index was up 20 cents per bushel, while soybean meal prices were up $6.20 versus two weeks ago. (Prices basis September futures)
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Based on the average prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended July 8 was 0.939%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 49.16% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.67 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.55.
USDA on Tuesday used Census Bureau data to provide more details for DDGS exports in May. U.S. exports of DDGS totaled 1,081,691 metric tons (mt) in May, up from 1,020,732 mt in April, and the largest May exports since 2015. Mexico was the top destination in May, taking almost 20% of U.S. exports and was followed by South Korea and Indonesia. Through May, 2026 exports of DDGS are running 14% ahead of the same point in 2025.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.093 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended July 3, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday. That's down 24,000 bpd week-on-week and 6,000 bpd, or 0.5%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.1 million bpd was 18,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.032 million bpd, down 21,000 bpd week-on-week and 4,000 bpd, or 0.4%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.041 million bpd was 17,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
Note: All prices subject to change/confirmation.
| ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION | CURRENT | PREVIOUS | CHANGE | ||
| COMPANY | STATE | 7/8/2026 | 6/25/2026 | ||
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $170 | $165 | $5 | |
| Wet | $85 | $85 | $0 | ||
| Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493) | |||||
| Dry | $160 | $165 | -$5 | ||
| Wet | $70 | $70 | $0 | ||
| CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $170 | $155 | $15 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $155 | $150 | $5 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $135 | $142 | -$7 | |
| New York | Dry | $170 | $195 | -$25 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $150 | $145 | $5 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $185 | $185 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $160 | $160 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $160 | $160 | $0 | |
| Missouri | Dry | $170 | $170 | $0 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $165 | $175 | -$10 | |
| Wet | $68 | $68 | $0 | ||
| Ill SOLD OUT | Dry | $172 | $172 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $160 | $170 | -$10 | |
| Wet | $70 | $70 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $130 | $125 | $5 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $140 | $135 | $5 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $125 | $120 | $5 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $140 | $130 | $10 | |
| New York | Dry | $155 | $155 | $0 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $135 | $125 | $10 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $120 | $120 | $0 | |
| Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269 | |||||
| FOB Pickett | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Western Kansas | |||||
| Dry | $212 | $212 | $0 | ||
| Wet | $70 | $70 | $0 | ||
| Western Milling | |||||
| California | Dry | $248 | $248 | $0 | |
| **Weekly Average: | $153 | $152 | $1 | ||
| (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. | |||||
NOTE: THE DDG TABLE USES TRADING MONTH WITH HIGHEST VOLUME: DECEMBER
| VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL | |||
| Settlement Price: | Quote Date | Bushel | Short Ton |
| Corn | 7/8/2026 | $4.5625 | $162.9464 |
| Soybean Meal | 7/8/2026 | $311.20 | |
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | 7/8/2026 | $153.00 | |
| DDG Value Relative to: | 7/8 | 7/1 | |
| Corn | 0.939% | 0.962% | |
| Soybean Meal | 49.16% | 49.89% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | |||
| DDG | $5.67 | 5.63 | |
| Soybean Meal | $6.55 | 6.41 | |
| 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. | |||
Mary Kennedy can be reached at mary.kennedy@dtn.com
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