Western Illinois University

Illinois Corn Marketing Board
NCERC tested
Illinois department of commerce and economic opportunity

This project is funded by the Illinois Corn Marketing Board and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council.


Corn Co-Products

Tractor with DDGS

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board (ICMB), in partnership with the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC), the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) and the National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), has formed a partnership for execution of a Corn Co-Products Project. This is an important program to test and report nutrient composition of DDGS and other co-products from corn processing and ethanol plants. The goal of this collaboration is to increase the use of DDGS and other corn co-products in the animal feeds industry in order to grow the profitability of both the corn processing and livestock industries.


Since November 2007, the ICMB, NCERC and IIRA have been collecting co-product samples from approximately 20 corn processors located in Illinois and bordering states. With the generous support of ICMB, the NCERC performs nutrient composition test on these samples and posts the results on this website maintained by the IIRA. In the spring of 2009, the project was expanded to include amino acid analysis. As a team we are working with the Illinois Corn Marketing Board, ethanol plants and the livestock industry to ensure an economical and nutritious feed supply to producers.


Illinois Plants November 2011 Resultspdf of the results

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Location Type Moisture % Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fiber %
Adkins Energy, LLCDDGS11.2728.586.396.6
Illinois RiverDDGS8.126.3410.656.5
Lincolnland Agri Energy, LLCWetcake51.8715.14.012.7
Lincolnland Agri Energy, LLCDDGS11.1628.667.656.1
One Earth EnergyWDDGS25.9124.318.176.3
One Earth EnergyDDGS10.226.310.296.1
zFM08DDGS12.2426.0410.876
zFM08CGM9.262.22.620.5
zFM08CGF7.515.321.119.1
zFM26DDGS10.3526.169.936.3
zFM28DDGS10.4526.738.346.6

Other Plants November 2011 Resultspdf of the results

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Location Type Moisture % Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fiber %

Quality Control Check Sample Results pdf of the results



November 2011 Results for Amino Acids & Mineralspdf of the results

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LocationTypeArginine %Histidine %Isoleucine %Leucine %Lysine %Methionine %Phenylalanine %Threonine %Valine %Total Phosphorus %
Adkins Energy, LLCDDGS1.250.791.13.341.10.561.431.11.440.92
Illinois RiverDDGS1.080.710.972.981.050.491.260.991.290.83
Lincolnland Agri Energy, LLCDDGS1.320.821.113.391.380.621.441.141.480.85
Lincolnland Agri Energy, LLCWetcake0.690.410.541.590.690.310.690.560.730.57
One Earth EnergyDDGS1.090.730.983.091.040.511.291.011.310.78
One Earth EnergyWDDGS0.980.670.963.1210.491.290.941.250.49
zFM08CGF0.450.430.421.040.460.180.460.530.620.65
zFM08CGM2.171.352.7310.981.411.644.282.33.080.37
zFM08DDGS1.230.7513.011.050.551.291.051.330.82
zFM26DDGS1.190.761.033.151.20.531.341.041.370.81