# Feed Formulators Turn to Distillers’ Grains to Replace Corn - AgWeb

> Feed formulators are using distillers' grains to replace corn in rations, and in some dairy rations they also displace soybean meal. Industry comments note the market is short on carbohydrates and fats, and recent soybean meal weakness is tied more to South American crop prospects than to DDGS competition.

- Date: 2020-11-17 · published 2020-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50269-feed-formulators-turn-to-distillers-grains-to-replace-corn-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger DDGS demand as a corn substitute supports DDGS values while reducing feed demand for corn and some soymeal. Buyers should watch whether this substitution keeps pulling corn and soymeal prices lower.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/feed-formulators-turn-distillers-grains-replace-corn

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