Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production ISSN: 2377-3855 Released June 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2026 contained 31 days. April 2026 contained 30 days. Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 478 million bushels in April 2026. Total corn consumption was down 9 percent from March 2026 but up 1 percent from April 2025. April 2026 usage included 92.1 percent for alcohol and 7.9 percent for other purposes. Corn consumed for beverage alcohol totaled 4.27 million bushels, up 17 percent from March 2026 and up 59 percent from April 2025. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 428 million bushels, was down 10 percent from March 2026 but up 1 percent from April 2025. Corn consumed in April 2026 for dry milling fuel production and wet milling fuel production was 92.0 percent and 8.0 percent, respectively. Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 1.61 million tons during April 2026, down 10 percent from March 2026 and down 1 percent from April 2025. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65 percent or more moisture was 1.30 million tons in April 2026, down 2 percent from March 2026 but up 3 percent from April 2025. Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 242,839 tons during April 2026, down 10 percent from March 2026 but up less than 1 percent from April 2025. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 188,569 tons in April 2026, down 2 percent from March 2026 and down 5 percent from April 2025. Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: April 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purpose : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 bushels : Consumed for alcohol production : Beverage alcohol .........................................: 2,683 3,647 4,267 Fuel alcohol .............................................: 423,248 474,886 427,676 Dry mill ...............................................: 387,086 436,473 393,483 Wet mill ...............................................: 36,162 38,413 34,193 Industrial alcohol .......................................: 7,851 5,569 8,449 Consumed for other purposes : Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................: 39,310 39,237 37,747 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: April 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-products and products : April 2025 : March 2026 : April 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Dry mill : Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............: 111,885 116,098 118,328 Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................: 176,439 202,439 189,215 Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................: 366,031 479,000 348,065 Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............: 1,629,599 1,792,591 1,611,987 Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........: 1,260,566 1,331,335 1,302,187 Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .: 456,525 484,934 474,339 : Wet mill : Corn germ meal ...........................................: 56,424 59,624 54,814 Corn gluten feed .........................................: 242,134 268,470 242,839 Corn gluten meal .........................................: 105,539 103,170 97,129 Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................: 198,188 191,594 188,569 : Dry and wet mill : Carbon dioxide captured ..................................: 242,477 237,657 242,753 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 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 Anthony Prillaman, Acting Chief, Crops Branch............................................. (202) 720-2127 Chris Hawthorn, Head, Field Crops Section................................................. (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables, and Special Crops Section....................... (202) 236-2428 Joshua Bates - Asparagus, Hemp, Maple Syrup, Soybeans................................ (202) 690-3234 Natasha Bruton - Cotton System Consumption and Stocks, Grain Crushings, Fats and Oils, Flour Milling Products, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Plums, Prunes..... (202) 690-1042 Noemi Guindin - Crop Progress and Condition, Kiwifruit............................... 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