Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production ISSN: 2377-3855 Released June 2, 2025, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Highlights March 2025 contained 31 days. April 2025 contained 30 days. Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses was 475 million bushels in April 2025. Total corn consumption was down 6 percent from March 2025 but up 1 percent from April 2024. April 2025 usage included 91.7 percent for alcohol and 8.3 percent for other purposes. Corn consumed for beverage alcohol totaled 3.36 million bushels, down 20 percent from March 2025 and down 19 percent from April 2024. Corn for fuel alcohol, at 426 million bushels, was down 6 percent from March 2025 but up 1 percent from April 2024. Corn consumed in April 2025 for dry milling fuel production and wet milling fuel production was 91.5 percent and 8.5 percent, respectively. Dry mill co-product production of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) was 1.63 million tons during April 2025, down 10 percent from March 2025 and down 7 percent from April 2024. Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65 percent or more moisture was 1.26 million tons in April 2025, up 3 percent from March 2025 and up 1 percent from April 2024. Wet mill corn gluten feed production was 242,134 tons during April 2025, down 7 percent from March 2025 but up 2 percent from April 2024. Wet corn gluten feed 40 to 60 percent moisture was 198,188 tons in April 2025, up 1 percent from March 2025 but down less than 1 percent from April 2024. Dry and Wet Mill, Corn Consumed - United States: April 2025 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Purpose : April 2024 : March 2025 : April 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 bushels : Consumed for alcohol production : Beverage alcohol .........................................: 4,157 4,208 3,363 Fuel alcohol .............................................: 422,567 452,888 425,801 Dry mill ...............................................: 389,817 414,876 389,639 Wet mill ...............................................: 32,750 38,012 36,162 Industrial alcohol .......................................: 6,145 6,662 6,413 Consumed for other purposes : Total wet mill products other than fuel ..................: 38,812 39,138 39,310 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dry and Wet Mill, Co-products and Products Produced - United States: April 2025 with Comparisons ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Co-products and products : April 2024 : March 2025 : April 2025 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : tons : Dry mill : Condensed distillers solubles (CDS - syrup) ..............: 88,403 112,630 119,539 Corn oil (Corn Distillers Oil - CDO) .....................: 178,529 188,359 176,821 Distillers dried grains (DDG) ............................: 376,770 382,594 366,031 Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) .............: 1,756,396 1,805,691 1,630,096 Distillers wet grains (DWG) 65% or more moisture .........: 1,248,017 1,228,829 1,260,566 Modified distillers wet grains (DWG) 40% to 64% moisture .: 447,377 497,503 456,733 : Wet mill : Corn germ meal ...........................................: 48,562 57,577 56,424 Corn gluten feed .........................................: 238,119 260,584 242,134 Corn gluten meal .........................................: 109,375 109,931 105,539 Wet corn gluten feed 40% to 60% moisture .................: 199,182 197,117 198,188 : Dry and wet mill : Carbon dioxide captured ..................................: 203,164 241,425 242,477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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..................................................................... (202) 720-4288 Bret Holliman - Apricots, Barley, Chickpeas, Nectarines, Peaches, Snap Beans, Tomatoes (202) 720-7235 James Johanson - Dry Edible Beans, Lettuce, Macadamias, Wheat (202) 720-8068 Greg Lemmons - Beets, Corn, Flaxseed, Pears, Rice, Sweet Corn (202) 720-9526 Krishna Rizal - Artichokes, Celery, Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins and tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges, Pistachios................................................... (202) 720-5412 Chris Singh - Apples, Cucumbers, Hazelnuts, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Squash, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes (202) 720-4285 Becky Sommer - Cabbage, Cotton, Cotton Ginnings, Sorghum, Walnuts, Strawberries (202) 720-5944 Travis Thorson - Blueberries, Canola, Mustard Seed, Rapeseed, Safflower, Spinach, Sunflower............................................................................. (202) 720-7369 Antonio Torres - Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Grapes, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Oats, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Watermelons........................... (202) 720-2157 Chris Wallace - Avocados, Bell Peppers, Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Hops, Papayas, Pecans.......................................................................... (202) 720-4215 Access to NASS Reports For your convenience, you may access NASS reports and products the following ways: All reports are available electronically, at no cost, on the NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov. Both national and state specific reports are available via a free e- mail subscription. To set-up this free subscription, visit www.nass.usda.gov and click on "National" or "State" in upper right corner above "search" box to create an account and select the reports you would like to receive. Cornell's Mann Library has launched a new website housing NASS's and other agency's archived reports. 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