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Market Matters Blog           04/24 13:08

   DTN Weekly DDG Price Held Steady on Average

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

Mary Kennedy
DTN Basis Analyst

   MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The average DTN spot price for domestic distillers 
dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended April 23 was 
$186 per ton on average, unchanged versus one week ago.

   DDG prices were mixed but steady on average for the week, while cash corn 
was higher and soybean meal prices were lower, down $11.70 versus one week ago. 
As for cash corn, the DTN National Average Corn Index was up 9 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 April 23 was 1.123%. The value of DDG relative to 
soybean meal was 58.77% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.89 
compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.66.

   U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains 
with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report, showed these May prices as of 
April 23: CIF NOLA barge price was up $3 at $258 metric ton (mt) versus on week 
ago; FOB vessel Gulf price was up $2 at $270 mt; rail delivered PNW was up $18 
at $288; and rail delivered to California was steady at $279 mt.

   Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.04 million barrels per 
day (bpd) in the week ended April 17, down 80,000 bpd week-on-week and 7,000 
bpd, or 0.7%, higher than in the same week last year, the Energy Information 
Administration reported Wednesday. Four-week average output at 1.088 million 
bpd was 56,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol 
production averaged 979,000 bpd, down 88,000 bpd week-on-week and 3,000 bpd, or 
0.3%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.034 
million bpd was 57,000 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                      4/23/2026       4/16/2026
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
            Missouri             Dry   $190            $190           $0
                                 Wet   $100            $100           $0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
                                 Dry   $190            $190           $0
                                 Wet   $100            $100           $0
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
            Illinois             Dry   $195            $195           $0
            Indiana              Dry   $175            $175           $0
            Iowa                 Dry   $170            $170           $0
            Michigan             Dry   $173            $173           $0
            Minnesota            Dry   $165            $165           $0
            New York             Dry   $185            $185           $0
            South Dakota         Dry   $180            $180           -$5
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
            Indiana              Dry   $200            $200           $0
            Iowa                 Dry   $190            $190           $0
            Michigan             Dry   $200            $200           $0
            Minnesota            Dry   $190            $190           $0
            Missouri             Dry   $200            $195           $5
            Ohio                 Dry   $200            $200           $0
            South Dakota         Dry   $190            $180           $10
            Nebraska             Dry   $200            $200           $0
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
            Kansas               Dry   $200            $200           $0
                                 Wet   $68             $68            $0
            Ill NO April         Dry   $188            $188           $0
            Nebraska             Dry   $195            $195           $0
                                 Wet   $75             $75            $0
U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640)
            Illinois             Dry   $200            $200           $0
            Indiana              Dry   $185            $185           $0
            Iowa                 Dry   $175            $175           $0
            Michigan             Dry   $175            $175           $0
            Minnesota            Dry   $165            $165           $0
            Nebraska             Dry   $185            $185           $0
            New York             Dry   $205            $205           $0
            North Dakota         Dry   $175            $175           $0
            Ohio                 Dry   $185            $185           $0
            South Dakota         Dry   $170            $170           $0
            Wisconsin            Dry   $170            $170           $0
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
            FOB Pickett          Dry   $165            $165           $0
Western Kansas
                                 Dry   $235            $230           $0
                                 Wet   $77             $77            $0
Western Milling
            California           Dry   $266            $263           $3
**Weekly Average:                      $186            $186           $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                                      4/23/2026     $4.6375   $165.6250
Soybean Meal                              4/23/2026               $316.50
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price             4/23/2026               $186.00
DDG Value Relative to:                                  4/23      4/16
Corn                                                    1.123%    1.161%
Soybean Meal                                            58.77%    56.69%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG                                                     $6.89     $6.89
Soybean Meal                                            $6.66     $6.91
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 social platform X @MaryCKenn

    




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