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Market Matters Blog           04/02 11:28

   DTN Weekly DDG Price 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 1 was 
$182 per ton on average, unchanged versus one week ago.

   DDG prices were mixed but steady on average for the week, while cash corn 
and soybean meal prices were lower. Soybean meal prices were down $3.90 versus 
one week ago. As for cash corn, the DTN National Average Corn Index was down 12 
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 1 was 1.122%. The value of DDG relative to 
soybean meal was 57.20% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.74 
compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.70.

   Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.075 million barrels per 
day (bpd) in the week ended March 27, down 41,000 bpd week-on-week and 12,000 
bpd, or 1.1%, higher than in the same week last year, according to the Energy 
Information Administration. Four-week average output at 1.103 million bpd was 
32,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production 
averaged 1.024 million bpd, down 37,000 bpd week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 
1.4%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.049 
million bpd was 30,000 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                       4/1/2026       3/26/2026
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
            Missouri              Dry   $190           $185           $5
                                  Wet   $100           $100           $0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
                                  Dry   $185           $185           $0
                                  Wet   $100           $100           $0
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
            Illinois              Dry   $195           $195           $0
            Indiana               Dry   $175           $175           $0
            Iowa                  Dry   $170           $168           $2
            Michigan              Dry   $172           $170           $2
            Minnesota             Dry   $160           $158           $2
            New York              Dry   $190           $195           -$5
            South Dakota          Dry   $175           $180           -$5
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
            Indiana               Dry   $195           $190           $5
            Iowa                  Dry   $175           $175           $0
            Michigan              Dry   $195           $190           $5
            Minnesota             Dry   $175           $175           $0
            Missouri              Dry   $190           $190           $0
            Ohio                  Dry   $195           $190           $5
            South Dakota          Dry   $173           $170           $3
            Nebraska              Dry   $190           $190           $0
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
            Kansas                Dry   $190           $190           $0
                                  Wet   $80            $80            $0
            Ill NO April          Dry   $188           $188           $0
            Nebraska              Dry   $185           $185           $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   $180           $180           $0
            New York              Dry   $205           $205           $0
            North Dakota          Dry   $175           $180           -$5
            Ohio                  Dry   $185           $185           $0
            South Dakota          Dry   $170           $180           -$10
            Wisconsin             Dry   $170           $170           $0
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
            FOB Pickett           Dry   $165           $165           $0
Western Kansas
                                  Dry   $230           $230           $0
                                  Wet   $75            $75            $0
Western Milling
            California            Dry   $258           $259           -$1
**Weekly Average:                       $182           $182           $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                                      4/1/2026      $4.5425   $162.2322
Soybean Meal                              4/1/2026                $318.20
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price             4/1/2026                $182.00
DDG Value Relative to:                                  4/1       3/25
Corn                                                    1.122%    1.079%
Soybean Meal                                            57.20%    56.29%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG                                                     $6.74     $6.67
Soybean Meal                                            $6.70     $6.73
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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