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DTN Weekly Average DDG Price Lower
MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended July 17 was $144 per ton on average, $1 lower versus one week ago.
DDG prices were mixed for the week, but lower on average. The cash corn and soybean meal prices recovered a little this week, but merchandisers noted that spot demand has been slow. DTN's National Average Corn Index is up 4 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 July 17 was 1.003%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 53.59% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.33 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $5.66.
U.S. Grains Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) August export market prices report, showed as of July 17, CIF NOLA barge price was up $10 at $216 metric ton (mt); FOB vessel Gulf price was up $5 at $226 mt; rail delivered PNW was up $8 at $241; and rail delivered to California was up $6 at $231 mt.
The Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday for the week ended July 11 ethanol production was 0.2% higher at 1.09 million barrels per day (bpd), equivalent to 45.65 million gallons daily. Production was 1.7% lower than the same week last year but 1.6% above the 3-year average for the week. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.028 million bpd, down 2,000 bpd versus last week and 7,000 bpd, or 0.7%, lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.024 million bpd was 1,000 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 | 7/17/2025 | 7/10/2025 | ||
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $147 | $147 | $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 | $148 | $148 | $0 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $133 | $133 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $143 | $142 | $1 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $135 | $130 | $5 | |
| New York | Dry | $152 | $152 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $170 | $172 | -$2 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $145 | $150 | -$5 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $172 | $175 | -$3 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $145 | $150 | -$5 | |
| Missouri | Dry | $158 | $155 | $3 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $170 | $172 | -$2 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $140 | $145 | -$5 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $145 | $150 | -$5 | |
| Wet | $50 | $50 | $0 | ||
| Illinois NO JULY | Dry | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $140 | $140 | $0 | |
| Wet | $45 | $45 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $143 | $143 | $0 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $138 | $142 | -$4 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $142 | $142 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $133 | $133 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $142 | $142 | $0 | |
| New York | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $130 | $130 | $0 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $142 | $142 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $125 | $125 | $0 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269 | |||||
| FOB Pickett | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Western Kansas | |||||
| Dry | $168 | $168 | $0 | ||
| Wet | $65 | $65 | $0 | ||
| Western Milling | |||||
| California | Dry | $215 | $219 | -$4 | |
| **Weekly Average: | $144 | $145 | -$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 | 7/17/2025 | $4.0200 | $143.5714 |
| Soybean Meal | 7/17/2025 | $268.70 | |
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | 7/17/2025 | $144.00 | |
| DDG Value Relative to: | 7/17 | 7/10 | |
| Corn | 1.003% | 0.997% | |
| Soybean Meal | 53.59% | 54.00% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | |||
| DDG | 5.33 | 5.37 | |
| Soybean Meal | 5.66 | 5.65 | |
| 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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