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MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Dec. 11 was $161 per ton on average, up $3 versus one week ago.
DDG prices were mixed but higher on average again for the week, with the cash corn price slightly higher, while soybean meal prices were weaker, down $9.10 versus one week ago. As for cash corn, the DTN National Average Corn Index was up 1 cent versus one week ago.
Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Dec 11 was 1.010%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 53.29% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.96 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.36.
U.S. Grains Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report, showed January prices as of Dec. 11: CIF NOLA barge price was up $4 at $219 metric ton (mt); FOB vessel Gulf price was up $2 at $237 mt; rail delivered PNW was up $17 at $284; and rail delivered to California was up $20 at $274 mt.
Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.105 million barrels per day (bpd) during the week ended Dec. 3, down 21,000 bpd week-on-week and 2,000 bpd, or 0.2%, higher than in the same week last year, according to the Energy Information Administration. Four-week average output at 1.109 million bpd was 14,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.046 million bpd, down 22,000 bpd week-on-week and 1,000 bpd, or 0.1%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.05 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 | CURRENT | CHANGE | ||
| COMPANY | STATE | 12/11/2025 | 12/4/2025 | ||
| Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413) | |||||
| Missouri | Dry | $180 | $175 | $5 | |
| Wet | $90 | $90 | $0 | ||
| Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493) | |||||
| Dry | $175 | $170 | $5 | ||
| Wet | $92 | $90 | $2 | ||
| CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $162 | $160 | $2 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $147 | $143 | $4 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $150 | $150 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $150 | $135 | $15 | |
| New York | Dry | $178 | $178 | $0 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $170 | $160 | $10 | |
| POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799) | |||||
| Indiana | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $170 | $170 | $0 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $168 | $168 | $0 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $170 | $170 | $0 | |
| Call | Missouri | Dry | $175 | $175 | $0 |
| Ohio | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Call | South Dakota | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 |
| Call | Nebraska | Dry | $175 | $175 | $0 |
| United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521) | |||||
| Kansas | Dry | $170 | $170 | $0 | |
| Wet | $55 | $55 | $0 | ||
| Ill SOLD OUT DEC | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| Wet | $55 | $55 | $0 | ||
| U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640) | |||||
| Illinois | Dry | $155 | $150 | $5 | |
| Indiana | Dry | $145 | $145 | $0 | |
| Iowa | Dry | $145 | $140 | $5 | |
| Michigan | Dry | $145 | $140 | $5 | |
| Minnesota | Dry | $145 | $140 | $5 | |
| Nebraska | Dry | $165 | $165 | $0 | |
| New York | Dry | $175 | $165 | $10 | |
| North Dakota | Dry | $165 | $155 | $10 | |
| Ohio | Dry | $160 | $155 | $5 | |
| South Dakota | Dry | $155 | $150 | $5 | |
| Wisconsin | Dry | $140 | $135 | $5 | |
| Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269 | |||||
| FOB Pickett | Dry | $137 | $137 | $0 | |
| Western Kansas | |||||
| CALL | Dry | $196 | $196 | $0 | |
| Wet | $72 | $72 | $0 | ||
| Western Milling | |||||
| California | Dry | $252 | $247 | $5 | |
| **Weekly Average: | $161 | $158 | $3 | ||
| (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 | 12/11/2025 | $4.4650 | $159.4643 |
| Soybean Meal | 12/11/2025 | $302.10 | |
| DDG Weekly Average Spot Price | 12/11/2025 | $161.00 | |
| DDG Value Relative to: | 12/11 | 12/4 | |
| Corn | 1.010% | 0.989% | |
| Soybean Meal | 53.29% | 50.77% | |
| Cost Per Unit of Protein: | |||
| DDG | $5.96 | 5.85 | |
| Soybean Meal | $6.36 | 6.55 | |
| 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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