Western Illinois University

Illinois Corn Marketing Board

Indiana Corn Marketing Board

NCERC tested


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


Corn Co-Products

The National Corn to Ethanol Research Center (NCERC), at Southern Illinois Univ. - Edwardsville, is measuring nutrient levels monthly from samples of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed (CGF), and corn gluten meal (CGM) from participating ethanol plants.


This is a collaborative project of The Illinois Corn Growers Association, Western Illinois University, University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, and the NCERC working with the livestock industry to ensure an economical and nutritious ethanol co-product feed supply for producers.



Center Ethanol

Steve Markham
Phone: 1-800-769-1066


Center Ethanol Results – DDGS

Month Type Moisture % Crude Protein % Crude Fat % Crude Fiber %
May 2008DDGS10.4830.0811.265.1
June 2008DDGS11.5528.7210.945.97
July 2008DDGS12.8828.333.826.19
August 2008DDGS12.6227.1212.168.07
September 2008DDGS11.7526.189.986.1
October 2008DDGS9.426.2811.15.99
November 2008DDGS8.1926.948.887.21
December 2008DDGS9.4526.529.156.75
January 2009DDGS8.927.7110.086.67
February 2009DDGS9.725.837.927.21
March 2009DDGS9.34298.027.3
April 2009DDGS10.2826.737.777.22
May 2009DDGS10.2226.858.697.22
June 2009DDGS10.8528.728.017.3
July 2009DDGS11.9226.899.565.8
August 2009DDGS8.5927.47.976.6
September 2009DDGS9.6927.0411.16.3
October 2009DDGS8.3278.726.8
November 2009DDGS7.7726.919.617.4
December 2009DDGS9.7925.728.16.8
January 2010DDGS9.1924.668.676.7
February 2010DDGS8.6327.999.256.1
March 2010DDGS9.627.369.986.9
April 2010DDGS12.425.756.916.3
May 2010DDGS10.6726.477.847.5

Center DDGS bar graph of tabular data provided above

Center Results –DDGS

MonthTypeArginine %Histidine %Isoleucine %Leucine %Lysine %Methionine %Phenylalanine %Threonine %Valine %Total Phosphorus %
July 2009DDGS1.210.680.882.960.740.561.20.981.220.86
August 2009DDGS1.180.710.953.260.650.61.2711.280.84
September 2009DDGS1.280.760.963.210.710.561.31.031.290.82
October 2009DDGS1.120.560.932.840.750.521.240.871.310.81
November 2009DDGS1.230.710.923.040.710.551.221.041.240.86
December 2009DDGS1.240.70.92.920.880.511.160.991.210.81
January 2010DDGS1.150.670.872.840.690.51.150.971.180.88
February 2010DDGS1.280.761.013.470.660.651.351.081.360.87
March 2010DDGS1.30.760.983.260.710.571.291.141.420.77
April 2010DDGS1.170.740.933.120.780.551.251.031.260.83
May 2010DDGS1.290.730.913.120.780.551.231.021.270.9

Center-amino- DDGS bar graph of tabular data provided above