DDGS Valued Greater than Corn, Soy
DDGS is replacing more corn and soybean meal in livestock, poultry rations than previously thought
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that the animal feed produced by U.S. ethanol plants (known as distillers grains or DDGS) is replacing even more corn and soybean meal in livestock and poultry feed rations than previously thought, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said on Oct. 25.
The report’s findings have important implications for discussions regarding ethanol’s impact on feed grains availability, feed prices, land use effects, and the greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of producing corn ethanol, RFA said.
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