MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The average DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Oct. 29 was $183 per short ton on average, down $7 versus one week ago. DDG prices were mixed but dropped on average as the cash corn price and soybean meal price continued to move lower.

The DTN National Average Corn Index is down 10 cents per bushel versus one week ago, while soybean meal futures price is down $18.00 per short ton versus one week ago. With one day left to go in October, the cash corn price has dropped 46 cents per bushel for the month, while soybean meal has dropped $24.00 per short ton and the weekly average DDG price fell $14 per short ton.

Based on the average of prices collected by DTN, the value of DDG relative to corn for the week ended Oct. 29 was 1.136%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 55.57% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.78 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.93.

U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report showed November prices as of Oct. 29: CIF NOLA barge price was down $1 at $264 metric ton (mt) versus one week ago; FOB vessel Gulf price was down $7 at $282 mt; rail delivered PNW was up $5 at $284; and rail delivered to California was steady at $276 mt.

Ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.118 million barrels per day (bpd) in the week ended Oct. 23, the Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday. That's up 24,000 bpd week-on-week and 5,000 bpd, or 0.4%, lower than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.083 million bpd was 4,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.062 million bpd, up 29,000 bpd week-on-week and 1,000 bpd, or 0.1%, higher than in the same week last year. Four-week average output at 1.029 million bpd was 5,000 bpd below the same four weeks last year.

NOTE: All prices subject to change/confirmation.

ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION			CURRENT	PREVIOUS	CHANGE
COMPANY	STATE		10/29/2026	10/22/2026
Bartlett and Company, Kansas City, MO (816 714 3413)
	Missouri	Dry	$200	$195	$5
		Wet	$95	$95	$0
Show Me Ethanol LLC, Carrollton, MO (660-542-6493)
		Dry	$200	$200	$0
		Wet	$100	$100	$0
CHS, Minneapolis, MN (800-769-1066)
	Illinois	Dry	$188	$195	-$7
	Indiana	Dry	$168	$175	-$7
	Iowa	Dry	$173	$175	-$2
	Michigan	Dry	$175	$175	$0
	Minnesota	Dry	$167	$172	-$5
	New York	Dry	$220	$220	$0
	South Dakota	Dry	$175	$180	-$5
POET Nutrition, Sioux Falls, SD (888-327-8799)
	Indiana	Dry	$195	$205	-$10
	Iowa	Dry	$195	$200	-$5
	Michigan	Dry	$195	$210	-$15
	Minnesota	Dry	$190	$190	$0
	Missouri	Dry	$200	$210	-$10
	Ohio	Dry	$195	$205	-$10
	South Dakota	Dry	$190	$200	-$10
	Nebraska	Dry	$205	$215	-$10
United BioEnergy, Wichita, KS (316-616-3521)
	Kansas	Dry	$205	$205	$0
		Wet	$70	$70	$0
	Ill	Dry	$200	$200	$0
	Nebraska	Dry	$200	$200	$0
		Wet	$70	$70	$0
U.S. Commodities, Minneapolis, MN (888-293-1640)
	Illinois	Dry	$175	$180	-$5
	Indiana	Dry	$170	$180	-$10
	Iowa	Dry	$170	$180	-$10
	Michigan	Dry	$175	$185	-$10
	Minnesota	Dry	$155	$170	-$15
	Nebraska	Dry	$165	$180	-$15
	New York	Dry	$180	$185	-$5
	North Dakota	Dry	$170	$180	-$10
	Ohio	Dry	$180	$185	-$5
	South Dakota	Dry	$170	$180	-$10
	Wisconsin	Dry	$150	$170	-$20
Fox River Valley Ethanol, Oshkosh WI 715-709-0269
	FOB Pickett	Dry	$175	$175	$0
Western Kansas
		Dry	$227	$225	$2
		Wet	$75	$72	$3
Western Milling
	California	Dry	$267	$270	-$3
**Weekly Average:			$183	$190	-$7
(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: Prices are based off the futures market with the highest volume.

VALUE OF DDG VS. CORN & SOYBEAN MEAL
Settlement Price:	Quote Date	Bushel	Short Ton
Corn	10/29/2026	$4.5125	$161.1607
Soybean Meal	10/29/2026		$329.30
DDG Weekly Average Spot Price	10/29/2026		$183.00
DDG Value Relative to:		10/29	10/22
Corn		1.136%	1.155%
Soybean Meal		55.57%	54.71%
Cost Per Unit of Protein:
DDG		$6.78	$7.04
Soybean Meal		$6.93	$7.31
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.

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