Grain Crushings
Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production
ISSN: 2377-3855
Released March 1, 2024, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Highlights
December 2023 contained 31 days.
January 2024 contained 31 days.
Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 477 million bushels in
January 2024. Total corn consumption was down 10 percent from December 2023
and down 3 percent from January 2023. January 2024 usage included 92.8
percent for alcohol and 7.2 percent for other purposes. Corn consumed for
beverage alcohol totaled 4.00 million bushels, up 5 percent from December
2023 but down 34 percent from January 2023. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 434
million bushels, was down 10 percent from December 2023 and down 2 percent
from January 2023. Corn consumed in January 2024 for dry milling fuel
production and wet milling fuel production was 92.4 percent and 7.6 percent,
respectively.
Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles
(DDGS) was 1.76 million tons during January 2024, down 10 percent from
December 2023 but up 3 percent from January 2023. Distillers wet grains (DWG)
65 percent or more moisture was 1.30 million tons in January 2024, down
7 percent from December 2023 but up 3 percent from January 2023.
Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 225,691 tons during January 2024,
down 8 percent from December 2023 and down 16 percent from January 2023. Wet
corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 200,086 tons in January 2024,
down 5 percent from December 2023 and down 4 percent from January 2023.
Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: January 2024 with Comparisons
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Purpose : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024
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: 1,000 bushels
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Consumed for alcohol production :
Beverage alcohol .........................................: 6,082 3,795 3,999
Fuel alcohol .............................................: 440,961 483,999 433,596
Dry mill ...............................................: 403,891 444,899 400,484
Wet mill ...............................................: 37,070 39,100 33,112
Industrial alcohol .......................................: 5,582 6,361 5,228
Consumed for other purposes :
Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................: 38,839 37,002 34,404
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Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: January 2024 with Comparisons
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Co-products and products : January 2023 : December 2023 : January 2024
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: tons
:
Dry mill :
Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............: 100,116 95,804 93,416
Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................: 172,399 184,244 170,338
Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................: 374,753 388,932 366,738
Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............: 1,714,389 1,949,450 1,763,387
Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........: 1,262,056 1,398,380 1,300,332
Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .: 582,926 482,524 474,498
:
Wet mill :
Corn germ meal ...........................................: 48,319 56,349 53,813
Corn gluten feed .........................................: 268,446 245,983 225,691
Corn gluten meal .........................................: 117,945 113,012 104,117
Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................: 208,090 209,818 200,086
:
Dry and wet mill :
Carbon dioxide captured ..................................: 213,294 205,725 199,797
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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production is part of the
Current Agricultural Industrial Reports (CAIR) program. CAIR reports are
administered under NASS's Census of Agriculture program. Response to CAIR
surveys are required by law (Title 7, U.S. Code). Data are collected from all
known mills that produce ethanol.
The census universe was determined during operation profile interviews which
were completed for each potential facility to identify the presence of
ethanol production in 2014. During the operation profile, facilities that met
the survey criteria were asked for the nameplate production capacity. The
operation profile also documented the manner in which the firm will report. A
firm headquarters can report for all milling locations or each location can
report separately.
In the Dry Mill Producers and Wet Mill Producers survey questionnaires, mills
are asked for previous calendar month data on feedstocks consumed, products
and co-products produced. Mills are mailed questionnaires with the options of
completing the survey by mail or by Electronic Data Reporting (EDR). For
surveys not received in a reasonable amount of time, telephone follow-up is
conducted.
Estimating Procedures: Imputation is done for operations with non-response by
using historical data and current data relationships. Data for reporting
firms are added to estimates for non-reporting firms to obtain National
totals.
Revision Policy: Data are revised the following month based on late reports
or corrected data. Final figures are published in the annual summary of the
following year.
Reliability: Approximately 130 reports are received each month which
represent about 90 percent of total capacity. Monthly data can vary due to
different firms reporting month to month. Survey data are also subject to
non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in
processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are
minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and
reasonableness.
Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to
nass@usda.gov
Chris Hawthorn, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................ (202) 720-2127
Travis Thorson, Acting Head, Field Crops Section...................................... (202) 720-2127
Irwin Anolik - Crop Progress and Condition....................................... (202) 720-7621
Joshua Bates - Hemp, Oats, Soybeans.............................................. (202) 690-3234
Natasha Bruton - Barley, Cotton System Consumption, and Stocks, Grain Crushings.. (202) 690-1042
David Colwell - Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products............................ (202) 720-8800
Michelle Harder -County Estimates, Hay........................................... (202) 690-8533
James Johanson - Rye, Wheat...................................................... (202) 720-8068
Greg Lemmons - Corn, Flaxseed, Proso Millet...................................... (202) 720-9526
Becky Sommer - Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum................................. (202) 720-5944
Travis Thorson - Sunflower, Other Oilseeds....................................... (202) 720-7369
Travis Thorson - Peanuts, Rice................................................... (202) 720-2127
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