# DDGS Weekly Market Report – August 1, 2019 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> Cash corn averaged $3.92/bushel and FOB ethanol plant DDGS prices fell $2.50/MT to $144.50/MT. DDGS are at 94% of corn value, below the two-year average of 107%, and soymeal fell to $339/MT. Improving Mississippi River conditions let trapped barges move to the Gulf, and international demand was quieter.

- Date: 2019-08-01 · published 2019-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57686-ddgs-weekly-market-report-august-1-2019-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Improved river logistics ease barge bottlenecks and lower freight costs for DDGS exports, while softer soymeal and corn futures pressure feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼
- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-01-20 | [DDGS Weekly Market Report – January 20, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7371-ddgs-weekly-market-report-january-20-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +0.2% | +11.1% |
| SBM | 2021-09-09 | [Market Perspectives – September 9, 2021 - Page 6 of 10 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45168-market-perspectives-september-9-2021-page-6-of-10-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts.md) | +0.5% | -3.3% |
| SBM | 2024-07-18 | [Grain Transportation Report, July 18, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16525-grain-transportation-report-july-18-2024.md) | +1.2% | -4.0% |
| SBM | 2024-07-21 | [The ‘knowns’ and ‘unknowns’ of the Grains & Oilseeds market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29321-the-knowns-and-unknowns-of-the-grains-and-oilseeds-market.md) | +4.1% | -8.6% |
| SBM | 2020-12-28 | [Argentina Calls Meeting to End Grains Port Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49667-argentina-calls-meeting-to-end-grains-port-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +2.9% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/ddgs_report/ddgs-weekly-market-report-august-1-2019/

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