# COMMODITIES 2025: US policy shifts point toward lower DDGS prices in 2025 | S&P Global

> S&P Global expects DDGS prices to fall in 2025 as policy shifts take hold. Proposed year-round E15 sales would support ethanol but likely pressure DDGS, and proposed tariffs threaten export flows while cheap soybean meal competes on price.

- Date: 2024-12-23 · published 2024-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26943-commodities-2025-us-policy-shifts-point-toward-lower-ddgs-prices-in-2025-s-and
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower DDGS values reduce a feed-cost alternative for cattle and hog buyers, and tariff risk on exports could add pressure on domestic values.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2021-09-23 | [China lowers 2021-2025 sow herd target, seeks to stabilise pork prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45062-china-lowers-2021-2025-sow-herd-target-seeks-to-stabilise-pork-prices-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -2.4% |
| SBM | 2025-04-18 | [Multibillion US farm, protein trade face choppy waters over ship fees \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16948-multibillion-us-farm-protein-trade-face-choppy-waters-over-ship-fees-s-and-p.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |
| SBM | 2024-06-07 | [China's Pig Prices Rebound in 2024 Due to Market Recovery and Government Intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29749-china-s-pig-prices-rebound-in-2024-due-to-market-recovery-and-government.md) | +1.1% | +2.0% |
| SBM | 2020-02-04 | [Policy swings shutter Iowa's biodiesel plants - E&E News by POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54688-policy-swings-shutter-iowa-s-biodiesel-plants-e-and-e-news-by-politico.md) | +0.6% | +4.8% |
| SBM | 2026-01-30 | [Biofuels policy uncertainty continues to pressure soybean demand and prices - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15056-biofuels-policy-uncertainty-continues-to-pressure-soybean-demand-and-prices.md) | +2.0% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2017-07-19 | [Preventive trade policies restrict export of key agri commodities: stu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69947-preventive-trade-policies-restrict-export-of-key-agri-commodities-stu.md) | -1.3% | -4.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-09 | [India: Minimum support prices increased for monsoon crops 2021 - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46517-india-minimum-support-prices-increased-for-monsoon-crops-2021-global-trade-alert.md) | -1.4% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-27 | [Global Ag News For May 29.2025 - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24706-global-ag-news-for-may-29-2025-adm-investor-services.md) | -2.1% | -6.4% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/122324-commodities-2025-us-policy-shifts-point-toward-lower-ddgs-prices-in-2025

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