MINNEAPOLIS (DTN) -- The DTN spot price for domestic distillers dried grains (DDG) from 33 locations reporting for the week ended Jan. 15 was $161 per ton on average, $3 lower versus one week ago.

DDG prices were mixed but lower on average for the week, with the cash corn price dropping and soybean meal prices down $14.40 versus one week ago. As for cash corn, the DTN National Average Corn Index was down 26 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 Jan 15 was 1.086%. The value of DDG relative to soybean meal was 56.36% and the cost per unit of protein for DDG was $6.04 compared to the cost per unit of protein for soybean meal at $6.09.

U.S. Grains and Bioproducts Council, in its weekly distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) export market prices report, showed February prices as of Jan. 15: CIF NOLA barge price was up $9 at $220 metric ton (mt) versus on week ago; FOB vessel Gulf price was up $7 at $244 mt; rail delivered PNW was unchanged at $256; and rail delivered to California was down $1 at $250 mt.

The Energy Information Administration reported for the week ended Jan. 9, overall ethanol production in the United States averaged 1.196 million barrels per day (bpd), up 98,000 bpd versus last week and 101,000 bpd, or 9.2%, higher than in the same week last year. This was a new record, beating the old record by 5.75%. Four-week average output at 1.127 million bpd was 23,000 bpd above the same four weeks last year. Midwest ethanol production averaged 1.139 million bpd, up 98,000 bpd versus last week and 98,000 bpd, or 9.4% 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.

Note: All prices subject to change/confirmation.

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