U.S. Grain Crushings and Co-Products

WASHINGTON - Jan 2/18 - SNS -- Manufacturers in the United States consumed 525 million bushels of corn in November, according to the USDA.

Total corn consumption was up 1% from October 2017 and up 9% from November 2016. November 2017 usage included 92.3% for alcohol and 7.7% for other purposes.

Corn consumed for beverage alcohol totaled 3.45 million bushels, up 16% from October 2017 and up 3% from November 2016. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 476 million bushels, was up 1% from October 2017 and up 5% from November 2016. Corn consumed in November 2017 for dry milling fuel production and wet milling fuel production was 90.2% and 9.78% respectively.

Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 2.00 million tons during November 2017, up 2% from October 2017 and up slightly from November 2016. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture was 1.38 million tons in November 2017, up 3% from October 2017 and up 7% from November 2016.

Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 312 thousand tons during November 2017, down 12% from October 2017 but up 1% from November 2016. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60% moisture was 303 thousand tons in November 2017, up slightly from October 2017 but down 7% from November 2016.

Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: November 2017 with Comparisons
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                           Purpose                          : November 2016 : October 2017  : November 2017
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                                                            :                 1,000 bushels
                                                            :
Consumed for alcohol production                             :
  Beverage alcohol .........................................:      3,361           2,974           3,447
  Fuel alcohol .............................................:    452,039         470,091         475,722
    Dry mill ...............................................:    407,858         419,009         429,180
    Wet mill ...............................................:     44,181          51,082          46,542
  Industrial alcohol .......................................:      6,489           5,368           5,652
Consumed for other purposes                                 :
  Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................:        (D)          44,206          40,488
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(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Dry Mill, Sorghum Consumed - United States: November 2017 with Comparisons
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                           Purpose                          : November 2016 : October 2017  : November 2017
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                                                            :                   1,000 cwt
                                                            :
Consumed for alcohol production                             :
  Fuel alcohol .............................................:     4,914           2,419           2,883
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Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: November 2017 with Comparisons
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                  Co-products and products                  : November 2016 : October 2017  : November 2017
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                                                            :                     tons
                                                            :
Dry mill                                                    :
  Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............:     126,968         136,200         133,982
  Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................:     147,336         169,314         175,219
  Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................:     423,892         449,199         430,224
  Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............:   1,995,252       1,961,763       1,996,869
  Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........:   1,281,029       1,335,166       1,376,840
  Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .:     389,038         443,221         476,566
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Wet mill                                                    :
  Corn germ meal ...........................................:      63,635          90,646          95,999
  Corn gluten feed .........................................:     309,305         353,394         311,957
  Corn gluten meal .........................................:      84,092          93,463          90,366
  Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................:     326,550         302,618         303,209
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Dry and wet mill                                            :
  Carbon dioxide captured ..................................:     213,244         225,246         207,728
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