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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Slightly Higher

Mary Kennedy
By  Mary Kennedy , DTN Basis Analyst
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DTN's weekly spot price for domestic distillers dried grains for the week ended Sept. 4 is up $1 on average versus one week ago. (DTN file photo)

MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Sept. 4 was $143 per ton on average, up $1 versus one week ago.

DDG prices were mixed for the week, but higher on average as demand is picking up and the cash corn price moved higher since last week. The DTN National Average Corn Index is up 10 cents versus one week ago.

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Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Sep 04 was 0.954%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 50.41% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.30 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $5.97.

U.S. Grains Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) September export market prices report, showed as of Sept. 4, CIF NOLA barge price was up $9 at $212 metric ton (mt); FOB vessel Gulf price was up $2 at $225 mt; rail delivered PNW was down $2 at $242; and rail delivered to California was down $1 at $232 mt. Drafts on the Lower Mississippi River are in place on the LMR as the river is on a slow fall, with Memphis at -1.85ft below zero gauge.

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that as of Aug. 22, overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.07 million barrels per day (bpd), down 2,000 bpd versus last week and 9,000 bpd, or 0.1%, lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.097 million bpd was 21,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.017 million bpd, down 1,000 bpd versus last week and 15,000 bpd, or 1.5%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.038 million bpd was 21,000 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 9/4/2025 8/28/2025
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
Missouri Dry $150 $150 $0
Wet $78 $78 $0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
Dry $150 $150 $0
Wet $75 $75 $0
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
Illinois Dry $150 $148 $2
Indiana Dry $135 $130 $5
Iowa Dry $130 $130 $0
Michigan Dry $145 $140 $5
Minnesota Dry $128 $125 $3
New York Dry $160 $160 $0
South Dakota Dry $135 $130 $5
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
Indiana Dry $165 $165 $0
Iowa Dry $145 $142 $3
Michigan Dry $165 $165 $0
Minnesota Dry $145 $142 $3
Missouri Dry $160 $160 $0
Ohio Dry $165 $165 $0
South Dakota Dry $140 $140 $0
Nebraska Dry $145 $145 $0
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
Kansas Dry $150 $150 $0
Wet $55 $50 $5
Ill SOLD OUT SEP. Dry $0 $0 $0
Nebraska Dry $150 $145 $5
Wet $45 $45 $0
U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640)
Illinois Dry $138 $138 $0
Indiana Dry $138 $138 $0
Iowa Dry $129 $127 $2
Michigan Dry $142 $142 $0
Minnesota Dry $130 $127 $3
Nebraska Dry $137 $135 $2
New York Dry $150 $150 $0
North Dakota Dry $130 $130 $0
Ohio Dry $140 $140 $0
South Dakota Dry $125 $125 $0
Wisconsin Dry $135 $135 $0
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
FOB Pickett Dry $130 $130 $0
Western Kansas
Dry $170 $160 $10
Wet $64 $64 $0
Western Milling
California Dry $212 $209 $3
**Weekly Average: $143 $142 $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.

VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL
Settlement Price: Quote Date Bushel Short Ton
Corn 9/4/2025 $4.1975 $149.9107
Soybean Meal 9/4/2025 $283.70
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price 9/4/2025 $143.00
DDG Value Relative to: 9/4 8/28
Corn 0.954% 0.970%
Soybean Meal 50.41% 49.43%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG 5.30 5.26
Soybean Meal 5.97 6.05
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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