The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service released its latest Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report on March 3, revealing mixed trends in corn consumption for January 2025.
Total corn consumed for alcohol and other uses reached 503 million bushels in January, down 5% from December 2024 but up 4% from January 2024. Of this total, 92.7% was used for alcohol production and 7.3% for other purposes.
Corn used for fuel alcohol production stood at 457 million bushels, marking a 5% decrease from December but a 4% increase year-over-year. Dry milling accounted for 91.5% of fuel production, with wet milling making up the remaining 8.5%.
Beverage alcohol production saw a significant decline, with corn consumption totaling 2.85 million bushels, down 11% from December and 29% from the previous year.
Co-product production showed varied results. Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) production reached 1.85 million tons, down 1% month-over-month but up 5% year-over-year. Distillers wet grains production decreased both monthly and annually.
Wet mill corn gluten feed production totaled 253,838 tons, down 1% from December but up 12% from January 2024. Wet corn gluten feed with 40-60% moisture increased slightly both monthly and annually.
