# What's changing about distillers' grains?

> Feed specialists report that distillers' grains fat content has fallen from about 12% to 7-8.5% as ethanol plants remove more oil. Research in South Dakota finds distillers' grains still work as a winter protein supplement for cattle.

- Date: 2019-03-05 · published 2019-03-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60192-what-s-changing-about-distillers-grains
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Lower fat content reduces energy value in cattle rations, so feeders may pay less for DDGS and substitute other energy feeds. This is a product-quality shift rather than a supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/feed/what-s-changing-about-distillers-grains-

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