# US DDGS output falls 11% year-over-year in May | Feed & Grain

> USDA's Grain Crushings and Co-Products Production report, released July 1, showed May 2025 DDGS output of 1.78 million tons, up 9% from April but down 11% from May 2024. Corn used for fuel alcohol was 449 million bushels, up 6% month over month but 1% below a year earlier.

- Date: 2025-07-02 · published 2025-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23860-us-ddgs-output-falls-11-year-over-year-in-may-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower year-over-year DDGS production tightens domestic co-product supply, which supports DDGS prices for feed buyers. Corn grind for ethanol is roughly steady, so the effect on corn is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-01-18 | [China pork output edges up in 2017 from year before](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66979-china-pork-output-edges-up-in-2017-from-year-before.md) | +0.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2021-12-09 | [No Surprises in December WASDE \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43525-no-surprises-in-december-wasde-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-11-10 | [USDA November WASDE Reports Recap \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44003-usda-november-wasde-reports-recap-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.3% | +4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-06-10 | [Research Examines Modal Choice in Mississippi River Valley \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46470-research-examines-modal-choice-in-mississippi-river-valley-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-07-14 | [Grain and Oilseed Markets and Weather Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45980-grain-and-oilseed-markets-and-weather-outlook.md) | -9.8% | -13.0% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/commodities/news/15749930/us-ddgs-output-falls-11-yearoveryear-in-may

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