Distiller Grains Monthly

May 3, 2011

New product makes loading DDGS less labor intensive The Load Toad is designed to evenly distribute distillers grains throughout a rail car, eliminating hand shoveling and increasing the amount of product that can be packed into each car by up to 5 percent, or 5,000 tons. READ MORE SHARE
Feed exports up even in a year of high prices As of April 21, U.S. feed grains exports of barley, corn and sorghum are tracking close to 2009/2010 export levels despite increases in grain prices and DDGS is up. READ MORE SHARE
	Kansas City to host distillers grains symposium May 11-12 About 200 people are expected to attend the Distillers Grains Technology Council May 12-13 in Kansas City. Speakers will address current issues in DDGS nutrition, marketing and regulation. READ MORE SHARE
Cordero to handle DDGS at US Grains Council The USGC has appointed Alvaro Cordero, as its DDGS manager. Formerly manager of international operations-marketing, Cordero's new duties involve coordinating the development and implementation of DDGS marketing strategies. READ MORE SHARE
USGC pursues solutions to Turkey's DDGS restrictions Turkish imports of distillers dried grains with solubles, which reached a peak of 465,000 metric tons in 2008, have since been hit with a pair of regulatory restrictions, which the U.S. Grains Council is taking action to resolve. READ MORE SHARE
Company wants to build biogas facility near Kawartha ethanol A company looking to build an anaerobic digester has its eye on a site near Kawartha Ethanol Inc. in Havelock, Ontario. Kawartha Biogas will produce about 9.8 megawatts of power from ethanol byproducts and other waste. READ MORE SHARE
ND plant sees good future for ethanol, ramps up to 150 MMgy Tharaldson Ethanol in Casselton, N.D., was built with expansion in mind. Starting up at 120 MMgy in 2008, the plant recently added 30 MMgy to its capacity by adding dryers and debottlenecking fermentation and distillation. READ MORE SHARE
USDA adds DDGS footnote to supply/demand report For the first time, the April 8 monthly WASDE report on U.S. corn supply and use specified that corn used to produce ethanol also produces by-products such as DDGS, corn gluten feed, corn gluten meal and/or corn oil. READ MORE SHARE