# Domestic DDG Average Price Weaker

> The DTN domestic DDG average spot price slipped to $140 per ton for the week ended April 4. Spot truck prices fell after bearish USDA reports on March 29, and rail, barge and Gulf export indications were lower, with Upper Mississippi River traffic halted by locks closed.

- Date: 2019-04-05 · published 2019-04-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59702-domestic-ddg-average-price-weaker
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled river traffic and weaker corn values push DDG prices lower and can raise regional logistics costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-04-12 | [Domestic DDG Average Price Slightly Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59698-domestic-ddg-average-price-slightly-lower.md) | +1.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-01 | [DDG Prices Lower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64612-ddg-prices-lower.md) | -2.6% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2023-10-06 | [US barged grain volumes down 29% from five-year average \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33827-us-barged-grain-volumes-down-29-from-five-year-average-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2018-05-01 | [Grain barge tonnage below average](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65382-grain-barge-tonnage-below-average.md) | +1.7% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2023-12-21 | [Closure of Two Major U.S./Mexico Border Crossings Halts Rail Traffic, Weaken Domestic Commodity Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32727-closure-of-two-major-u-s-mexico-border-crossings-halts-rail-traffic-weaken.md) | +3.0% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/AG/blogs/market-matters-blog/blog-post/2019/04/05/domestic-ddg-average-price-weaker

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