# US DDGS prices ease as ethanol production restarts – Asian Agribiz

> DDGS prices, which rose more than $70 per ton during Covid-19 shutdowns, began easing in May as ethanol production restarts. A US Grains Council official said the ethanol industry recovery is hard to predict. The comments were made at the US Asia Trade Exchange.

- Date: 2020-06-18 · published 2020-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52618-us-ddgs-prices-ease-as-ethanol-production-restarts-asian-agribiz
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Easing DDGS prices reduce feed costs for buyers in the short term, but the path depends on ethanol output recovery. Lower DDGS prices weigh on the feed alternative value against corn and soybean meal.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- asian-agribiz.com: https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/06/19/us-ddgs-prices-ease-as-ethanol-production-restarts/

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