USDA Grain Crushings Report

WASHINGTON - May 1/15 - SNS -- Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 493.0 million bushels in March 2015, according to the USDA.

Total corn consumption was up 11% from February 2015 but down 1% from January 2015. March usage included 91.0% for alcohol and 9.0% for other purposes.

Corn for beverage alcohol totaled 2.46 million bushels, down 9% from February but up 18% from January.

Corn for fuel alcohol, at 439.7 million bushels, was up 11% from February but down 1% from January. Corn consumed in March 2015 for dry milling fuel production and wet milling fuel production was 89.5% and 10.5% respectively.

Corn used for purposes other than fuel production totaled 44.3 million bushels, up 18% from February and up 2% from January.

Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 1.81 million tons during March 2015, up 10% from February 2015 but down 3% from January 2015. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture was 1.26 million tons in March 2015, up 10% from February 2015 but down 6% from January 2015.

Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 331.5 thousand tons during March 2015, up 17% from February 2015 and up 3% from January 2015. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60% moisture was 308.4 thousand tons in March 2015, up 12% from February 2015 but down 2% from January 2015.

Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: January 2015 - March 2015
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                           Purpose                          : January 2015  : February 2015 :  March 2015
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                                                            :                 1,000 bushels
                                                            :
Consumed for alcohol production                             :
  Beverage alcohol .........................................:      2,087           2,698           2,455
  Fuel alcohol .............................................:    445,728         395,814         439,650
    Dry mill ...............................................:    397,845         355,494         393,558
    Wet mill ...............................................:     47,883          40,320          46,092
  Industrial alcohol .......................................:      6,065           6,142           6,541
Consumed for other purposes                                 :
  Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................:     43,389          37,584          44,348
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Dry Mill, Sorghum Consumed - United States: January 2015 - March 2015
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                           Purpose                          : January 2015  : February 2015 :  March 2015
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                                                            :                   1,000 cwt
                                                            :
Consumed for alcohol production                             :
  Fuel alcohol .............................................:      (D)              -              (D)
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-   Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: January 2015 - March 2015
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                  Co-products and products                  : January 2015  : February 2015 :  March 2015
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                                                            :                     tons
                                                            :
Dry mill                                                    :
  Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............:     162,626         128,057         163,713
  Corn oil .................................................:     105,356          96,347         107,141
  Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................:     438,936         405,025         438,728
  Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............:   1,862,550       1,649,534       1,810,473
  Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........:   1,341,938       1,144,177       1,264,104
  Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .:     480,134         421,666         498,977
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Wet mill                                                    :
  Corn germ meal ...........................................:      71,492          48,546          57,439
  Corn gluten feed .........................................:     321,768         283,990         331,547
  Corn gluten meal .........................................:      90,617          80,855          93,078
  Corn oil .................................................:      41,961          41,020          42,684
  Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................:     313,400         274,763         308,444
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Dry and wet mill                                            :
  Carbon dioxide captured ..................................:     193,097         173,878         198,572
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