DTN Weekly Distillers Grains Update
USDA Report, Slow Demand Continue to Push DDG Prices Downward
Increased corn acre expectations and slow export demand pushed DDG prices to continue on a six-week downward trend.
The DTN Weekly DDG Spot Price average fell $4 per ton in the past week, from $122 per ton last week to $118 this week. This is the sixth consecutive week the average has fallen, from $140 per ton in late February to this week's average of $118. This is also the lowest point the average has reached since mid-October 2015.
Of the 36 Midwestern locations DTN collects spot prices from, an overwhelming percentage of merchandisers reported price decreases in the past week. A total of 28 locations reported price decreases between $1 and $10 per ton, though declines were in the $3 to $6 per ton range.
Merchandisers told DTN the March 31 USDA Prospective Plantings report lowered DDG prices. The National Agricultural Statistics Service predicted 2016 corn acreage at 93.6 million acres for this growing season, up 6% from last year. This would be the third highest amount of corn acres planted in the U.S. since 1944.
Before the report, prices of DDG had been following soybean prices up slightly, but the report, along with high corn stocks, pushed down prices of corn. Since DDG prices typically follow the corn board, prices of DDG fell as well.
Export demand is still slow, merchandisers reported.
Ethanol plants have been hesitant to put on many forward sales, since they have been operating at negative margins and didn't want the loss. However, with the onset of the second quarter, many plants have been running stronger and now realize they have a lot of DDG to sell, so more supplies are on the market.
The value of DDG relative to corn rose very slightly in the past week, from about 92% last week to about 93% this week. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal fell slightly, from about 44% last week to about 43% this week.
The cost per unit of protein for DDG was at about $4.72 this week, compared to the cost per unit of soybean meal at $5.73.
Cheryl Anderson can be reached at Cheryl.anderson@dtn.com
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DTN WEEKLY DDG SPOT PRICES
| CURRENT | PREVIOUS | ||||
| COMPANY | STATE | 4/1/2016 | 3/25/2016 | CHANGE | |
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816-753-6300) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $135 | $135 | $0 | |
| Modified | $65 | $65 | $0 | ||
| CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $123 | $128 | -$5 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $118 | $125 | -$7 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $115 | $120 | -$5 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $120 | $130 | -$10 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $105 | $110 | -$5 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $110 | $110 | $0 | |
| New York | Dry | $125 | $135 | -$10 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $110 | $110 | $0 | |
| MGP Ingredients, Atchison, KS (800-255-0302 Ext. 5253) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $125 | $130 | -$5 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $117 | $120 | -$3 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $114 | $115 | -$1 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $118 | $122 | -$4 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $115 | $115 | $0 | |
| Missouri | Dry | $130 | $134 | -$4 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $119 | $124 | -$5 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $117 | $119 | -$2 | |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $127 | $132 | -$5 | |
| Wet | $50 | $50 | $0 | ||
| Illinois | Dry | $133 | $133 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $127 | $132 | -$5 | |
| Wet | $50 | $50 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $117 | $125 | -$8 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $120 | $120 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $110 | $115 | -$5 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $120 | $120 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $110 | $115 | -$5 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $120 | $125 | -$5 | |
| New York | Dry | $125 | $145 | -$20 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $115 | $120 | -$5 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $118 | $124 | -$6 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $110 | $110 | $0 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $115 | $118 | -$3 | |
| Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, TX (402-727-5300) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $118 | $122 | -$4 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $115 | $118 | -$3 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $112 | $114 | -$2 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $122 | $125 | -$3 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $122 | $130 | -$8 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $108 | $110 | -$2 | |
| Western Milling, Goshen, California (559-302-1074) | |||||
| California | Dry | $180 | $188 | -$8 | |
| *Prices listed per ton. | |||||
| Weekly Average | $118 | $122 | -$4 | ||
| 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. | |||||
*The spot prices gathered by DTN are only intended to reflect general market trends and may vary. Please contact individual plant or merchandiser for exact prices.
If you would be willing to take a weekly phone call and have your distiller grains spot prices listed in this feature, please contact Cheryl Anderson at (308) 224-1527 or (800) 369-7875, or e-mail cheryl.anderson@dtn.com.
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| VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL | ||||
| Settlement Price: | Quote Date | Bushel | Short Ton | |
| Corn | 4/1/2016 | $3.5400 | $126.43 | |
| Soybean Meal | 4/1/2016 | $272.30 | ||
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | $118.00 | |||
| DDG Value Relative to: | 4/1 | 3/25 | 3/18 | |
| Corn | 93.33% | 92.32% | 94.22% | |
| Soybean Meal | 43.33% | 44.32% | 46.44% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | ||||
| DDG | $4.72 | $4.88 | $4.96 | |
| Soybean Meal | $5.73 | $5.80 | $5.62 | |
| 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 25. | ||||
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USDA MARKET NEWS/DISTILLER GRAINS PRICES
USDA WEEKLY DISTILLERS GRAINS SUMMARY (Mar 25, 2016)
| Dried | Modified | Wet | |
| FOB PLANT PRICES PER TON | |||
| Iowa | 115.00-128.00 | 51.00-65.00 | 38.00-40.00 |
| Minnesota | 115.00-120.00 | 55.00 | 36.00-40.00 |
| Nebraska | 118.00-137.00 | 60.00-70.00 | 49.00-55.00 |
| South Dakota | 113.00-127.50 | 60.00-68.50 | 40.00-44.00 |
| Wisconsin | 115.00-130.00 | 50.00-60.00 | NQ |
| Eastern Corn Belt | 120.00-138.00 | 62.00-65.00 | NQ |
| Kansas | 130.00-153.00 | NQ | 45.00-56.00 |
| Northern Missouri | 135.00-144.00 | NQ | 41.00-49.00 |
| DELIVERED PRICES PER TON | |||
| CIF NOLA | 145.00-152.00 | ||
| Pacific Northwest | 172.00-177.00 | ||
| California | 174.00-182.00 | ||
| Texas Border (metric ton) | 185.00-200.00 | ||
| Lethbridge AB | 148.00 | ||
| Chicago | 128.00-136.00 | ||
Dried Distillers Grain: 10% Moisture
Modified Wet Distillers: 50-55% Moisture
Wet Distillers Grains: 65-70% Moisture
CALIFORNIA WHOLESALE FEEDSTUFF PRICES (Tue Mar 29, 2016)
Distillers Dry Grains
Rail to California Points 180.00-186.00 unch
FOB Truck to California Points 188.00-196.00 unch-up 4.00
PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEEKLY FEEDSTUFFS (Tue Mar 29, 2016)
Offers for Distillers Dried Grains delivered by rail to feed mills in the Pacific Northwest were steady to 2.00 lower from 178.00-190.00. Offers for distillers dried grains trans-loaded onto trucks and delivered to Willamette Valley dairies were steady to 2.00 lower from 196.00-205.00.
*All prices quoted per ton unless otherwise noted.
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NASS/USDA MONTHLY CO-PRODUCTS PRODUCTION
Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States
January 2016 - February 2016
April 1, 2016
Highlights:
Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 1.80 million tons during February 2016, down 4 percent from January 2016 but up 11 percent from February 2015. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65 percent or more moisture was 1.25 million tons in February 2016, down 5 percent from January 2016 and down 2 percent from February 2015.
Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 312.0 thousand tons during February 2016, down 3 percent from January 2016 but up 10 percent from February 2015. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 277.4 thousand tons in February 2016, down 5 percent from January 2016 but up 1 percent from February 2015.
| Co-products and Products | Jan 2015 | Dec 2015 | Jan 2016 |
| Dry Mill | tons | ||
| Condensed distillers solubles (CDS-syrup) | 128,0271 | 133,919 | 122,291 |
| Corn oil | 95,268 | 124,541 | 123,806 |
| Distillers dried grains (DDG) | 405,025 | 383,131 | 367,436 |
| Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) | 1,622,467 | 1,869,722 | 1,795,472 |
| Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) <65% moisture | 1,268,244 | 1,311,155 | 1,247,751 |
| Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40-64% moisture | 418,698 | 449,256 | 401,370 |
| Wet Mill | |||
| Corn germ meal | 48,546 | 63,787 | 65,123 |
| Corn gluten feed | 283,990 | 321,956 | 312,012 |
| Corn gluten meal | 80,955 | 87,266 | 83,643 |
| Corn oil | 41,020 | 445,976 | 46,490 |
| Wet corn gluten feed 40-60% moisture | 274,763 | 291,882 | 277,434 |
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DDG LINKS/RESOURCES
Organizations
*Distillers Grains Technology Council
http://www.distillersgrains.org/…
*National Corn Growers Association Corn Distillers Grains Brochure
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*Iowa Corn
Nebraska Corn Board
*Renewable Fuels Association - Ethanol Co-Products
*American Coalition for Ethanol
*U.S. Grains Council
*South Dakota Corn Utilization Council
http://www.drieddistillersgrains.com/…
Government Sites
*Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship/Office of Renewable Fuels & Coproducts
http://www.distillersgrains.com/…
University Sites
*University of Minnesota - Distillers Grains By-Products in Livestock
and Poultry Feed
*University of Illinois - Illinois Livestock Integrated Focus Team Distillers Grains site
http://ilift.traill.uiuc.edu/…
*University of Nebraska - Beef Cattle Production By-Product Feeds site
*University of Nebraska Extension
*Iowa Beef Center - Iowa State University
http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/…
*University of Missouri - Byproducts Resource Page
*South Dakota State University - Dairy Science Department - Dairy cattle research
(select "Distillers Grains" from the topic menu)
*Purdue University Renewable Energy Web Site
http://www.extension.purdue.edu/…
(select "Biofuels Co-Products from the menu)
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DDG CONFERENCES
*Distillers Grains Technology Council Inc.'s 20th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium
The Distillers Grains Technology Council will hold its 20th Annual Distillers Grains Symposium on May 18-19, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. For information, contact the DGTC office at (515) 294-4019 or (800) 759-3448, or check the DGTC website (http://www.distillersgrains.org/…).
(If you are sponsoring or know of any event, conference or workshop on distillers grains, and would like to list it in the DTN Weekly Distillers Grains Update, please contact Cheryl Anderson (see contact info below).
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