Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production ISSN: 2377-3855 Released July 1, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights April 2025 contained 30 days. May 2025 contained 31 days. Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 501 million bushels in May 2025. Total corn consumption was up 6 percent from April 2025 but down 2 percent from May 2024. May 2025 usage included 91.9 percent for alcohol and 8.1 percent for other purposes. Corn consumed for beverage alcohol totaled 3.80 million bushels, up 42 percent from April 2025 and up 1 percent from May 2024. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 449 million bushels, was up 6 percent from April 2025 but down 1 percent from May 2024. Corn consumed in May 2025 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 1.78 million tons during May 2025, up 9 percent from April 2025 but down 11 percent from May 2024. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65 percent or more moisture was 1.22 million tons in May 2025, down 3 percent from April 2025 but up 1 percent from May 2024. Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 265,970 tons during May 2025, up 10 percent from April 2025 but down 2 percent from May 2024. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 200,541 tons in May 2025, up 1 percent from April 2025 but down 4 percent from May 2024. Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: May 2025 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purpose : May 2024 : April 2025 : May 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 bushels : Consumed for alcohol production : Beverage alcohol .........................................: 3,747 2,683 3,800 Fuel alcohol .............................................: 455,399 423,248 449,438 Dry mill ...............................................: 420,103 387,086 413,408 Wet mill ...............................................: 35,296 36,162 36,030 Industrial alcohol .......................................: 6,709 7,851 7,796 Consumed for other purposes : Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................: 43,825 39,310 40,438 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: May 2025 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-products and products : May 2024 : April 2025 : May 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Dry mill : Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............: 95,712 111,885 123,542 Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................: 192,240 176,439 193,769 Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................: 379,570 366,031 370,515 Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............: 2,002,984 1,629,599 1,776,391 Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........: 1,213,142 1,260,566 1,223,689 Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .: 419,450 456,525 442,278 : Wet mill : Corn germ meal ...........................................: 57,308 56,424 54,160 Corn gluten feed .........................................: 270,292 242,134 265,970 Corn gluten meal .........................................: 119,711 105,539 109,352 Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................: 209,016 198,188 200,541 : Dry and wet mill : Carbon dioxide captured ..................................: 233,102 242,477 260,501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. 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 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 (202) 720-2127 Michelle Harder - Hay, Kale, Peanuts, Raspberries................................................... (202) 690-8533 Deonne Holiday - Almonds, Carrots, Coffee, Cranberries, Garlic, Onions Proso Millet, Rye, Tobacco..................................................................... 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