Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production ISSN: 2377-3855 Released July 1, 2026, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights April 2026 contained 30 days. May 2026 contained 31 days. Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 524 million bushels in May 2026. Total corn consumption was up 9 percent from April 2026 and up 5 percent from May 2025. May 2026 usage included 92.0 percent for alcohol and 8.0 percent for other purposes. Corn consumed for beverage alcohol totaled 3.98 million bushels, down 7 percent from April 2026 but up 5 percent from May 2025. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 472 million bushels, was up 10 percent from April 2026 and up 6 percent from May 2025. Corn consumed in May 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 1.77 million tons during May 2026, up 11 percent from April 2026 but down less than 1 percent from May 2025. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65 percent or more moisture was 1.37 million tons in May 2026, up 6 percent from April 2026 and up 12 percent from May 2025. Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 292,461 tons during May 2026, up 20 percent from April 2026 and up 10 percent from May 2025. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 190,178 tons in May 2026, up 1 percent from April 2026 but down 5 percent from May 2025. Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: May 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purpose : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 bushels : Consumed for alcohol production : Beverage alcohol .........................................: 3,800 4,267 3,982 Fuel alcohol .............................................: 444,420 430,039 471,784 Dry mill ...............................................: 408,390 395,846 433,972 Wet mill ...............................................: 36,030 34,193 37,812 Industrial alcohol .......................................: 7,796 8,449 6,219 Consumed for other purposes : Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................: 40,438 37,747 41,737 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: May 2026 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-products and products : May 2025 : April 2026 : May 2026 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Dry mill : Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............: 123,543 118,328 125,806 Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................: 193,785 189,215 206,343 Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................: 370,515 365,513 370,492 Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............: 1,776,391 1,594,539 1,774,035 Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........: 1,226,348 1,302,187 1,374,032 Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .: 442,278 474,339 443,978 : Wet mill : Corn germ meal ...........................................: 54,160 54,814 53,118 Corn gluten feed .........................................: 264,725 242,839 292,461 Corn gluten meal .........................................: 110,597 97,129 106,960 Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................: 200,541 188,569 190,178 : Dry and wet mill : Carbon dioxide captured ..................................: 260,129 242,753 251,627 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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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