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Article: DDG-corn link tightens.(Grains/Ingredients)
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- Feedstuffs
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- December 25, 2006
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IF end users haven't considered incorporating ethanol co-products into livestock rations, now might be the time to do so.
According to Brian Roe, Ohio State University economist, over the past five weeks, dried distillers grains (DDGs) are cheaper relative to corn even more than historical trends suggest.
It's no secret that corn prices have steadily climbed since Labor Day. However, DDG prices have not increased equally.
Roe explained that, using central Illinois prices, the price of corn increased from around $2.00 to $3.55 (76%), while DDG only increased from $79 to $109 (38%). In Ohio, the difference is even more pronounced; for that same ...