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DDG Weekly Update             01/09 11:17

   DTN Weekly DDG Price Steady on Average

   DTN's weekly average spot price for domestic distillers dried grains is 
unchanged versus one week ago.

Mary Kennedy
DTN Basis Analyst

   MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains 
(DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Jan.8 was $164 per ton on 
average, unchanged versus one week ago.

   DDG prices were mixed but steady on average again for the week, with the 
cash corn price higher and soybean meal prices down $4.20 versus one week ago. 
As for cash corn, the DTN National Average Corn Index was up 8 cents versus one 
week ago.

   Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative 
to corn for the week ended Jan. 8 was 1.03%. The value of DDG relative to 
soybean meal was 54.02% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.07 
compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.39.

   U.S. Grains Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles 
(DDGS) export market prices report, showed January prices as of Jan.8 (vs last 
quoted on Dec. 18): CIF NOLA barge price was down $13 at $212 metric ton (mt); 
FOB vessel Gulf price was up $8 at $242 mt; rail delivered PNW was down $16 at 
$259; and rail delivered to California was down $19 at $254 mt.

   Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.098 million barrels per 
day (bpd) in the week ended Jan. 2, down 22,000 bpd versus last week and 4,000 
bpd, or 0.4% lower than in the same week last year, the Energy Information 
Administration reported on Wednesday. Four-week average output at 1.111 million 
bpd was 5,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol 
production averaged 1.041 million bpd, down 22,000 bpd versus last week and 
2,000 bpd, or 0.2% lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average 
output at 1.055 million bpd was 8,000 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                      1/8/2026       12/31/2025
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
            Missouri             Dry   $185           $185            $0
                                 Wet   $90            $90             $0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
                                 Dry   $175           $185            -$10
                                 Wet   $85            $95             -$10
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
call        Illinois             Dry   $163           $163            $0
call        Indiana              Dry   $150           $150            $0
call        Iowa                 Dry   $150           $150            $0
call        Michigan             Dry   $152           $150            $2
call        Minnesota            Dry   $150           $150            $0
call        New York             Dry   $182           $178            $4
call        South Dakota         Dry   $160           $170            -$10
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
            Indiana              Dry   $185           $175            $10
            Iowa                 Dry   $168           $170            -$2
            Michigan             Dry   $180           $175            $5
            Minnesota            Dry   $168           $170            -$2
            Missouri             Dry   $178           $178            $0
            Ohio                 Dry   $180           $175            $5
            South Dakota         Dry   $180           $172            $8
            Nebraska             Dry   $175           $178            -$3
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
            Kansas               Dry   $180           $180            $0
                                 Wet   $70            $70             $0
            Ill SOLD OUT         Dry   $170           $170            $0
            Nebraska             Dry   $170           $170            $0
                                 Wet   $65            $65             $0
U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640)
            Illinois             Dry   $155           $155            $0
            Indiana              Dry   $145           $145            $0
            Iowa                 Dry   $145           $145            $0
            Michigan             Dry   $145           $145            $0
            Minnesota            Dry   $145           $145            $0
            Nebraska             Dry   $165           $165            $0
            New York             Dry   $175           $175            $0
            North Dakota         Dry   $165           $165            $0
            Ohio                 Dry   $160           $160            $0
            South Dakota         Dry   $155           $155            $0
            Wisconsin            Dry   $140           $140            $0
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
            FOB Pickett          Dry   $140           $140            $0
Western Kansas
                                 Dry   $212           $212            $0
                                 Wet   $75            $75             $0
Western Milling
            California           Dry   $240           $246            -$6
**Weekly Average:                      $164           $164            $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.

    

VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL
Settlement Price:                         Quote Date    Bushel    Short Ton
Corn                                      1/8/2025      $4.4600   $159.2857
Soybean Meal                              1/8/2025                $303.60
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price             1/8/2025                $164.00
DDG Value Relative to:                                  1/8       1/1
Corn                                                    1.030%    1.043%
Soybean Meal                                            54.02%    54.78%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG                                                     $6.07     6.07
Soybean Meal                                            $6.39     6.30
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

   Follow her on the social platform X @MaryCKenn




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