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DTN Weekly DDG Price Steady on Average
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The average DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Aug. 6 was $155 per short ton on average, unchanged versus one week ago.
DDG prices were mixed but steady on average, while the cash corn price was lower versus one week ago. The DTN National Average Corn Index was down 5 cents per bushel (basis SEP), while soybean meal prices were down $6.40 per short ton (basis DEC) versus one week ago.
Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Aug. 6 was 0.939%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 48.96% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.74 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.67.
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U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report, showed these September prices as of Aug. 6: CIF NOLA barge price was down $5 at $225 metric ton (mt) versus one week ago; FOB vessel Gulf price was down $1 at $243 mt; rail delivered PNW was down $16 at $247; and rail delivered to California was down $12 at $245 mt.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.107 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended July 31, the Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday. That's down 26,000 bpd week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 1.3%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.127 million bpd was 23,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.047 million bpd, down 24,000 bpd week-on-week and 15,000 bpd, or 1.5%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.07 million bpd was 24,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.
RFA reported Aug. 4 that June exports of DDGS climbed 2% to an eight-month high of 1.10 million metric tons (mmt), supported by stronger shipments to several leading markets. Exports to Mexico increased 10% to 231,951 mt, the highest volume since January 2025. Shipments to Indonesia surged 22% to a record 166,925 mt, while exports to Vietnam rose 19% to 134,284 mt, approaching a three-year high. For the first half of 2026, U.S. DDGS exports reached 6.16 million mt, up 15% from the same period last year.
Note: All prices subject to change/confirmation.
| ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION | CURRENT | PREVIOUS | CHANGE | ||
| COMPANY | STATE | 8/6/2026 | 7/30/2026 | ||
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Wet | $85 | $85 | $0 | ||
| Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493) | |||||
| Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | ||
| Wet | $70 | $70 | $0 | ||
| CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $178 | $180 | -$2 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $153 | $153 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $155 | $160 | -$5 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $138 | $135 | $3 | |
| New York | Dry | $165 | $168 | -$3 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $150 | $155 | -$5 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $160 | $160 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $155 | $155 | $0 | |
| Missouri | Dry | $175 | $175 | $0 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $155 | $155 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $160 | $160 | $0 | |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Wet | $60 | $60 | $0 | ||
| Ill | Dry | $180 | $180 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $163 | $163 | $0 | |
| Wet | $55 | $55 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $130 | $130 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $130 | $130 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| New York | Dry | $155 | $155 | $0 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $125 | $125 | $0 | |
| Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269 | |||||
| FOB Pickett | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Western Kansas | |||||
| Dry | $175 | $166 | $9 | ||
| Wet | $75 | $72 | $3 | ||
| Western Milling | |||||
| California | Dry | $250 | $258 | -$8 | |
| **Weekly Average: | $155 | $155 | $0 | ||
| (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: DDG table uses the futures with the highest volume: Currently DEC
| VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL | |||
| Settlement Price: | Quote Date | Bushel | Short Ton |
| Corn | 8/6/2026 | $4.6200 | $165.0000 |
| Soybean Meal | 8/6/2026 | $316.60 | |
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | 8/6/2026 | $155.00 | |
| DDG Value Relative to: | 8/6 | 7/30 | |
| Corn | 0.939% | 0.926% | |
| Soybean Meal | 48.96% | 48.02% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | |||
| DDG | $5.74 | 5.74 | |
| Soybean Meal | $6.67 | 6.80 | |
| 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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