# New market dynamics force new focus on distillers grains

> Ethanol producers are shifting toward livestock feed products as gasoline consumption drops during the pandemic. Some plants are adding fractionated corn protein products alongside continued DDGS output. Cattle take nearly 80% of US DDGS consumption.

- Date: 2020-04-09 · published 2020-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53769-new-market-dynamics-force-new-focus-on-distillers-grains
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

New higher-value protein products may reshape DDGS supply and pricing over time, though the change is mainly a strategic response rather than an immediate supply shift.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: neutral

## Sources

- beefmagazine.com: https://www.beefmagazine.com/cattle-nutrition/new-market-dynamics-force-new-focus-on-distillers-grains

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