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Market Matters Blog           08/07 12:10

   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 Aug. 6 was 
$155 per short ton on average, unchanged versus one week ago.

   DDG prices were mixed but steady on average, while the cash corn price was 
lower versus one week ago. The DTN National Average Corn Index was down 5 cents 
per bushel (basis SEP), while soybean meal prices were down $6.40 per short ton 
(basis DEC) versus one week ago.

   Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative 
to corn for the week ended Aug. 6 was 0.939%. The value of DDG relative to 
soybean meal was 48.96% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $5.74 
compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.67.

   U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council in its weekly distillers dried grains 
with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report, showed these September prices 
as of Aug. 6: CIF NOLA barge price was down $5 at $225 metric ton (mt) versus 
one week ago; FOB vessel Gulf price was down $1 at $243 mt; rail delivered PNW 
was down $16 at $247; and rail delivered to California was down $12 at $245 mt.

   Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.107 million barrels per 
day (bpd) in the week ended July 31, the Energy Information Administration 
reported Wednesday. That's down 26,000 bpd week-on-week and 14,000 bpd, or 
1.3%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.127 
million bpd was 23,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol 
production averaged 1.047 million bpd, down 24,000 bpd week-on-week and 15,000 
bpd, or 1.5%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output 
at 1.07 million bpd was 24,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year.

   RFA reported Aug. 4 that June exports of DDGS climbed 2% to an eight-month 
high of 1.10 million metric tons (mmt), supported by stronger shipments to 
several leading markets. Exports to Mexico increased 10% to 231,951 mt, the 
highest volume since January 2025. Shipments to Indonesia surged 22% to a 
record 166,925 mt, while exports to Vietnam rose 19% to 134,284 mt, approaching 
a three-year high. For the first half of 2026, U.S. DDGS exports reached 6.16 
million mt, up 15% from the same period last year.

   Note: All prices subject to change/confirmation.

ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION       CURRENT        PREVIOUS       CHANGE
COMPANY      STATE                       8/6/2026       7/30/2026
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
             Missouri              Dry   $165           $165           $0
                                   Wet   $85            $85            $0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
                                   Dry   $165           $165           $0
                                   Wet   $70            $70            $0
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
             Illinois              Dry   $178           $180           -$2
             Indiana               Dry   $153           $153           $0
             Iowa                  Dry   $145           $145           $0
             Michigan              Dry   $155           $160           -$5
             Minnesota             Dry   $138           $135           $3
             New York              Dry   $165           $168           -$3
             South Dakota          Dry   $150           $155           -$5
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
             Indiana               Dry   $180           $180           $0
             Iowa                  Dry   $160           $160           $0
             Michigan              Dry   $180           $180           $0
             Minnesota             Dry   $155           $155           $0
             Missouri              Dry   $175           $175           $0
             Ohio                  Dry   $180           $180           $0
             South Dakota          Dry   $155           $155           $0
             Nebraska              Dry   $160           $160           $0
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
             Kansas                Dry   $165           $165           $0
                                   Wet   $60            $60            $0
             Ill                   Dry   $180           $180           $0
             Nebraska              Dry   $163           $163           $0
                                   Wet   $55            $55            $0
U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640)
             Illinois              Dry   $150           $150           $0
             Indiana               Dry   $140           $140           $0
             Iowa                  Dry   $130           $130           $0
             Michigan              Dry   $140           $140           $0
             Minnesota             Dry   $130           $130           $0
             Nebraska              Dry   $150           $150           $0
             New York              Dry   $155           $155           $0
             North Dakota          Dry   $150           $150           $0
             Ohio                  Dry   $140           $140           $0
             South Dakota          Dry   $145           $145           $0
             Wisconsin             Dry   $125           $125           $0
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
             FOB Pickett           Dry   $150           $150           $0
Western Kansas
                                   Dry   $175           $166           $9
                                   Wet   $75            $72            $3
Western Milling
             California            Dry   $250           $258           -$8
**Weekly Average:                        $155           $155           $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.

   NOTE: DDG table uses the futures with the highest volume: Currently DEC

VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL
Settlement Price:                       Quote Date    Bushel    Short Ton
Corn                                    8/6/2026      $4.6200   $165.0000
Soybean Meal                            8/6/2026                $316.60
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price           8/6/2026                $155.00
DDG Value Relative to:                                8/6       7/30
Corn                                                  0.939%    0.926%
Soybean Meal                                          48.96%    48.02%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG                                                   $5.74     5.74
Soybean Meal                                          $6.67     6.80
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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